Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he will not enforce the reinstated indoor mask mandate because it contradicts guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Friday, Villanueva said the department is already underfunded and he "will not expend our limited resources" to ensure residents are following the order. He instead asked for voluntary compliance.to wear masks indoors is not backed by science and contradicts the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines," he said.
California reopened its economy last month. After a rise in coronavirus cases, public health officials announced Thursday that all residents of the most populous county in the nation would be required to wear a mask while indoors. The mandate — fueled by the quickening— goes into effect late Saturday and will apply to everyone regardless of their vaccination status. The Department of Public Health said there will be a few exceptions to the order.
The county recorded 1,902 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths on Friday. The Department of Public Health said in aOf those new cases, 71 percent are among people ages 18 to 49, according to the department. Over 450 people are currently hospitalized with the virus, more than double the 216 hospitalizations reported a month ago.
Public health officials in Los Angeles County said new coronavirus cases among fully vaccinated residents are low but are still a concern. Of the more than 4 million fully vaccinated people, there have been 4,122 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, the news release stated.
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