Posted on 02/14/2022 5:45:48 PM PST by Tipllub
Los Angeles County remained on track Monday to lift its outdoor mask-wearing requirement by mid-week thanks to another drop in the number of COVID-positive patients in local hospitals.
According to state figures, there were 2,054 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals, down from 2,086 on Sunday. The number of those patients being treated in intensive care was 437, down from 439 on Sunday.
Hospitalizations had climbed to over 4,800 in mid-January at the height of the Omicron-variant-fueled winter surge in cases.
Under guidelines announced this month by county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, if the hospitalization number stays below 2,500 for seven consecutive days, the county will consider itself to be entering a "post-surge'' phase, and will lift its mask mandate for outdoor "mega-events'' and outdoors at schools and childcare centers. Monday marked the fifth straight day of sub-2,500 hospitalizations.
The county's outdoor mask mandate was in effect for Sunday's Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, but footage from the game again showed fans largely ignoring the requirement.
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The political science is changing.
I guess a stadium full of maskless people had nothing to do with this…
Outdoor mask mandate?
I never even heard about that.
This scam served its purpose...now it’s on to phase two.
The outdoor mask mandate should not be confused with the drive alone with the windows rolled up mask mandate ..
I didnt even knew it existed until I read this on FR. For the past 2 years, I never wore a mask unless I go into the stores. Why? They go ape sh*t and to avoid this drama with my GF..
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