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LA County moves out of high risk category into 'medium' level as COVID hospitalizations drop

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The county has moved from the high to medium coronavirus transmission tier, health officials announced on Thursday, Aug. 11. The move means the spread of COVID-19 has slowed in recent weeks. It also means arguments about whether the county should have re-imposed an indoor mask mandate in late July are moot, at least as long as metrics don't approach the high-transmission threshold again.

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CBS News

LA county moves from "high" to "medium" level of COVID-19 category

On Thursday, the CDC released updated numbers showing the county's hospitalization rate had dropped to 9.9 per 100,000 residents.

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abc 7 LA

LA County moves out of high risk category into 'medium' level as COVID hospitalizations drop

L.A. County officially escaped the federal government's "high'' COVID-19 activity category Thursday, advancing to the "medium'' level thanks to the falling rate of hospital admissions.

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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NBC LA

LA County Officially Moves Back Into the CDC's Medium COVID Activity Category

Los Angeles County officially moved back into the federal government’s ‘medium’ COVID transmission category as hospitalization rates continued to fall. The county had been in the ‘high’ activity category since mid-July until Thursday’s change in status, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards. The ‘high’ activity level raised the possibility that LA County would re-instate its indoor…

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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LA Daily News

At last, CDC moves LA County into ‘medium’ COVID category

The number of coronavirus patients in L.A. County hospitals has inched downward in recent weeks — falling below 1,100 on Thursday, according to the state’s database

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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