![]() ![]() County’s mask order, which went into effect on July 18 of this year, “requires face masks to be worn by all persons, regardless of vaccination status while in all indoor public settings and businesses.” That number was in the mid-70s two weeks ago.Īt 98 cases per 100,000 residents, the county is on the verge of being moved out of the CDC’s “substantial” transmission category to the “widespread” category, which also puts it further from lifting Covid-related restrictions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has risen to 98 cases per 100,000 residents, according to Ferrer. The county’s cumulative seven-day case rate, as estimated by the U.S. It was over 1% as recently as last week and 5.6% at this time last year. The rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus remains low, at 0.98%. Muntu Davis “will continue monitoring epidemiological data and assess the impact of lifting restrictions and fully re-opening sectors. County health officer order include, “but are not limited to,” the following:ġ.) The number of hospitalizations, new cases and deaths among in underserved communitiesĤ.) The percentage of county residents vaccinated and the availability of dosesĥ.) The number of fully-vaccinated people who get sick, are hospitalized or die from Covid The considerations for lifting masking and vaccination-verification restrictions in the current L.A. Without clear thresholds, it’s hard to know how far Angelenos are way from getting restrictions lifted. And that estimate is based on a smaller pool of residents over 12 years old, not the larger pool of residents ages five and up, which is now eligible.įerrer also did not indicate what the numerical thresholds are for satisfying the remaining four measures outlined in the health officer order. County to clear one of four hurdles (there are actually five listed in the health officer order) set forth for lifting the current mandates for masks and vaccine verification in indoor public spaces.īased on current modeling, Ferrer said the county would need to be fully inoculating 70,000 residents a week to clear the vaccination threshold set forth in the county health officer’s order by January 1. LADPHįerrer said today that 80% of the eligible population needs to be vaccinated for L.A. That means the new number of people becoming fully vaccinated weekly as as well.It stands at 44,000/wk, according to LACPH numbers announced today. While there has been a bump in both booster shots and first doses (the latter likely due to recent approval for kids ages 5-11), the number of second doses remains fairly static. ![]() County can now get vaccinated, the percentage of fully vaccinated residents is just 63%. “The similar number for deaths is a reminder of the destructive power of this virus, and the relatively high numbers of cases and hospitalizations are a reflection of the dominance of the more infectious Delta variant,” Ferrer said during a media briefing. 25) remains almost identical to last year. Noting year-over-year declines in daily case numbers (from 2,152 to 1,344) vs and hospitalizations (from 903 to 633), the public health director said the numbers remain too high, and the daily report of virus-related deaths (22 vs. ![]() 11,000 Los Angeles City Workers Initiate 24-Hour Strike, Picketing At City Hall, LAX Other Locations - Updated ![]()
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