LA County Will Require Masks Indoors, Regardless of Vaccination Status.<br />The Health Officer Order was issued on July 15.<br />It goes into effect indefinitely beginning <br />11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 17.<br />The daily average of new COVID-19 cases in <br />LA County exceeded 1,000 this week.<br />Hospitalizations and deaths have increased, <br />as well.<br />County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis <br />described the vaccination rate in LA County <br />as "not where we need to be.".<br />Waiting to do something would be too late, Dr. Muntu Davis, LA County Health Officer, via CBS Local News.<br />Health officials in other parts of the state, <br />including Sacramento, have recommended wearing <br />masks indoors but have not yet issued a mandate. .<br />The actions in LA County come as cases of COVID-19 <br />have shown significant increases in almost all 50 states.<br />The more contagious Delta variant and <br />waning vaccination rates have been cited <br />as likely causes for the increases
