Los Angeles County health officials issued a new safer-at-home order Friday that includes stricter limits on gatherings amid a surge in daily coronavirus cases.
The order goes into effect Monday and will run through Dec. 20 as cases of COVID-19 swell to disturbing levels. Officials warned that additional measures would be imposed if the county's five-day threshold of new cases exceeds 4,500 or if hospitalizations reached more than 2,000.
On Friday, the county health department reported 4,554 new cases and 24 deaths.The current five-day average is 4,751 cases. Health officials raised concerns about a spike in transmissions before the Thanksgiving holiday and the upcoming holidays next month. “With the recent surge of COVID-19 across our.
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