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LA is headed for a new COVID mask mandate. Will other counties join?

LOS ANGELES — With the coronavirus resurgent and cases and hospitalizations on the rise, Los Angeles is poised to become the first California county to reinstate mandatory public indoor masking.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2022

A new fast-spreading coronavirus subvariant found in LA County: BA.2.75

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is already in the grips of a coronavirus surge fueled by the omicron subvariant BA.5, but yet another worrisome strain that’s causing concern in India has also been found locally.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2022

LA County on verge of indoor mask mandate as deaths, hospitalizations rise: ‘There is need to worry’

LOS ANGELES — Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2022

715,833 signatures turned in to recall LA County D.A. Gascon, election officials say

LOS ANGELES — A preliminary count of signatures submitted in a petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon totals 715,833, L.A. County elections officials reported Saturday.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 10, 2022

With COVID hospitalizations up, how close is LA County to a new mask mandate?

LOS ANGELES — Continued increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have pushed Los Angeles County even closer to reinstating a universal indoor mask mandate.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022

LA coronavirus cases hit highest level in months as BA.4 and BA.5 bring reinfections

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s coronavirus case rate hit its highest point in nearly five months over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a troubling sign of how two new super-infectious omicron strains are creating conditions for a fraught summer.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2022

Ultra-contagious BA.4, BA.5 subvariants fuel coronavirus spread across much of California

LOS ANGELES — In a sign of how the new coronavirus wave continues to spread across California, two-thirds of the state’s counties are now in the high COVID-19 community level, in which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends universal masking in indoor public spaces.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 4, 2022

Monkeypox spread at two large parties in LA County, officials say

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials have reported limited local transmission of monkeypox, with some recent cases involving people who attended large events here and infected people who haven’t traveled out of state.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2022

‘We’re really worried.’ Coronavirus cases jump at LA County workplaces, sparking new safety push

An upswing in coronavirus infections has spawned a rise in worksite case clusters in Los Angeles County, prompting health officials to recommend additional measures aimed at tamping down transmission, including reducing crowding and, if there’s a suspected outbreak, expanding remote work.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2022

A computer model predicts who will become homeless in LA. Then these workers step in

LOS ANGELES — When her phone rang in February, Mashawn Cross was skeptical of the gentle voice offering help at the end of the line.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 14, 2022