The number of hospitalized COVID patients in intensive care continues to climb, increasing from 769 on Saturday to 774.
The latest numbers came as the county reported another 63 deaths associated with the coronavirus, and 26,354 new positive COVID tests. Sunday's number of cases and deaths likely reflect reporting delays over the weekend, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Residents who don't meet these criteria can exit isolation after day 10, provided they have no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicine and are asymptomatic or have improving symptoms. Residents are also asked to determine and notify their close contacts of their exposure. Close contacts include individuals who were less than 6 feet away from the infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period in the 48 hours prior to the newly infected person developing symptoms or testing positive.
Additionally, residents need to wear a well-fitting surgical or higher-grade mask around others both indoors and outdoors for 10 days, even if they are leaving isolation after day five. The best masks that block COVID-19 virus particles are N95, KN95, and KF94 masks.
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