The following is a press release from the Health Department in Los Angeles County:
Public Health is issuing Health Officer Order to note that masking in all public transit within LA County and in LA County indoor transportation hubs continues to be required.
Per the revised Order, masking continues to be required to be worn by everyone, 2 years of age and older, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status, on public transit within the County. This includes wearing masks on commuter trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares. Masking continues to be also required in indoor transportation hubs including airport and bus terminals, train and subway stations, seaport or other indoor port terminals, or any other indoor area that serves as a transportation hub.
Public Health will reassess the indoor masking requirement when COVID-19 community transmission in Los Angeles County drops to the Moderate level, OR the CDC’s assessment is that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor is no longer necessary for protection of the public’s health, OR within 30 days of this Order, whichever occurs first.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19.
- 2,123 New COVID-19 cases (2,857,772 cases to date)
- 13 New deaths due to COVID-19 (31,913 deaths to date)
- 224 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
- More than 11,804,000 individuals tested; 22% of people tested positive to date
| Daily New Cases, Positivity Rate, Hospitalization of Confirmed Cases and
Deaths Last 7 Days |
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| Th
4/21 |
W
4/20 |
M
4/19 |
Su
4/18 |
Sa
4/17 |
F
4/16 |
Th
4/15 |
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| Daily new cases
|
2,123 | 1,146 | 857 | 829* | 1,012* | 1,510 | 1,355 |
| Daily deaths
|
13 | 15 | 12 | 6* | 6* | 9 | 13 |
| Daily hospitalizations of confirmed cases | 224 | 230 | 226 | 221 | 213 | 241 | 228 |
| Daily positivity rate (7-day avg) | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Data is by date reported by DPH, but does not necessarily represent the date of testing, hospitalization, or death.
