Masks are expected to be required at large outdoor events in Los Angeles County starting Thursday, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, according to an updated health officer order.
The updated Health Officer order requires all persons at an “Outdoor Mega Event to wear a face mask, except when actively eating or drinking,” according to a Tuesday announcement.
The order goes on to clarify that “‘actively eating or drinking’ is the limited time during which the mask can be removed briefly to eat or drink,” and masks must be immediately put back on once the activity is complete.
Masks have already been required indoors for several weeks after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases.
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Mega-Events are those with large crowds greater than 5,000 attendees indoors and 10,000 outdoors, according to Public Health.
“During this time of high transmission of a very infectious variant, I want to caution everyone to take precautions, even vaccinated people,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of L.A. County Public Health on Saturday. “While there is clear evidence that risks are significantly reduced for vaccinated individuals, common-sense precautions are warranted by everyone at this time, in part because fully vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant can transmit the virus to other people.
Public Health identified as of Monday, 1,347,023 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,892 deaths.
There are also 1,627 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 23 percent of these people are in the intensive care unit (ICU).
As of Monday, 30,861 cumulative cases and 300 deaths have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley since March of 2020, according to Public Health. These cases include:
- 23,444 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+51)
- 54 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 982 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+2)
- 4,048 in Castaic* (+2)
- 69 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 4 in Placerita Canyon
- 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
- 18 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 147 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 46 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 1,425 in Stevenson Ranch (+12)
- 374 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
- 235 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+1)
*As of Saturday, Aug. 14, public health officials have recorded 2,088 cumulative cases at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,517 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
To learn how to make a vaccine appointment, what verifications you will need to show at your vaccination appointment, and much more, visit the L.A. County Vaccination website (English) or Vacunate Los Angeles website (Spanish).
Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.
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