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Post by sevenofnine on Feb 11, 2022 13:33:57 GMT -5
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Post by sevenofnine on Feb 11, 2022 15:38:18 GMT -5
Maybe some good news here LA County COVID Hospitalizations Fall Below 2,500 OS ANGELES (CNS) - The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell below 2,500, opening the door for a possible lifting of the county's outdoor mask-wearing mandate as early as next week for large events, schools and childcare centers. According to the latest state figures, there were 2,464 COVID-positive patients in local hospitals as of Thursday, down from 2,597 on Wednesday. Of those patients, 492 were being treated in intensive care, a drop from 528 a day earlier. Under guidelines announced last week 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 it will lift its mask mandate for outdoor ``mega-events'' and outdoors at schools and childcare centers. Ferrer said Thursday that absent a sudden increase in hospitalizations, the outdoor mask kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2022-02-11-la-county-covid-hospitalizations-fall-below-2500/?pname=local_social&sc=editorial&keyid=KFI-AM&fbclid=IwAR1Q6k57wmpQU0VRpYGiVRDWVWkLS4c_GIpjUXvrgsnIyLjOWwDRNESbdzk
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