Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer

Indoor Masking Mandate May Return to LA County 

Los Angeles County is poised to return to requiring the wearing of indoor masks on Friday, July 29. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., MPH, MEd, announced during a recent press conference that if the county remains at the high virus-activity level as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for two consecutive weeks, the indoor mask mandate will return.  

Indoor Face-Covering Mandate Appears Imminent in L.A. County

Los Angeles County remains on pace to enter the “high” COVID-19 activity level as early as July 14, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced, and absent a major reversal in virus-related hospitalizations, an indoor mask-wearing mandate will be imposed two weeks later.

L.A. County Recruiting Residents for COVID-19 Text Survey

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Ten thousand Los Angeles County residents have enrolled in a voluntary weekly text survey that officials use to track the spread of COVID-19, and county health officials announced today that they are seeking 10,000 more volunteers.