Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the country, gets a new stay-home order after COVID- [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the country, gets a new stay-home order after COVID-19 cases surge
Brian Melley , Associated Press 4 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation's most populous county, banning most gatherings but stopping short of a full shutdown on retail stores and other non-essential businesses.
The three-week "safer at home" order takes effect Monday. It came as the county of 10 million residents confirmed 24 new deaths and 4,544 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The county had set a threshold for issuing the stay-home order: an average of 4,500 cases a day over a five-day period, but hadn't expected to reach that level until next month. However, the five-day average of new cases reported Friday was 4,751.
The order advises residents to stay home "as much as possible" and to wear a face covering when they go out. It bans people from gathering with others who aren't in their households, whether publicly or privately.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/los-angeles-county-stay-home-order-covid-19-cases-surge-2020-11
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