Los Angeles County is once again requiring residents to mask up in grocery stores, malls and restaurants as COVID-19 cases spike. The order will go into effect on Saturday at 11:59 p.m., and it applies to all residents regardless of vaccination status.
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A little bit of context: The order comes after Los Angeles County logged 1,000 or more cases for the past week. As of Wednesday, the county reported 1,315 new cases, almost 400 hospitalizations and nine deaths.
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