There are 1,200 COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals as of Sunday, according to state figures. That number's down, but the county is still on track to reimpose an indoor mask mandate by the end of the month.
. Ferrer again defended the move Thursday, saying the virus is continuing to disproportionately impact Black, Latino and low-income residents, and it is causing severe illness among some patients. She said wearing a mask is a simple and effective way to help curb transmission.
She acknowledged a lack of any formalized enforcement plan, saying the county relies primarily on education in hopes of convincing people to wear face coverings. She also said the county does not expect business owners to become enforcement agents.FOX 11 was joined by Ventura County Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin as he discusses the county entering the high COVID-19 community level.LA County sees 15k new COVID cases over July 4 weekend; Ventura Co.
"We rely heavily on people understanding why it's important for us to add in this layer of protection at this point, and most people in the past have gone ahead and been compliant," she said. "We'll continue to work with everyone and make sure there's good information."If a new mask mandate takes effect, it will remain in place until the county falls back to the "medium" virus-activity category for two weeks.
Masks are already still mandated in some indoor spaces — health care facilities, transit hubs, on transit vehicles, airports, correctional facilities and shelters. A universal mandate would spread the requirement to all indoor public spaces, including shared office spaces, manufacturing facilities, retail stores, indoor events, indoor restaurants and bars and schools.
"What we have learned over the course of the pandemic is that this is a dangerous virus," Ferrer said in a statement Friday. "We benefit enormously for all the effective tools at hand, and they allow most of us to fully live our lives: we travel, we go to parties, we enjoy concerts, plays and sporting events, and we get together with those we love.
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