Nearly 300 officers from Long Beach PD gathered for the event on Nov. 5
It was held at Long Beach convention center to commemorate a weeks training
In a staged photo, the cohort of cops are seeing standing closely together, with the vast majority wearing masks as they look up at the camera
In a second informal image, all officers in view are seen without masks on
A complaint filed by two local groups accuses the department s chief of police of ‘knowingly and willfully ordering a super spreader event
In the weeks that followed, 49 officer have tested positive for coronavirus
Chief Robert Luna has apologized for not enforcing mask-wearing, but said none of the department s cases have been traced back to the event
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December 16, 2020 6:08 PM
Dr. José Mayorga, Executive Director in family medicine at UCI Medical Center, receives a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, the first day shots were available in Orange County. (Chava Sanchez/LAist
Orange County health officials today reported 1,486 patients are hospitalized in the county with COVID-19. That includes 319 ICU patients, a startling increase of more than 100 people in just one day.
Both are new records.
Officials blame the recent surge on gatherings where people are not wearing face coverings.
And that prompted this emotional plea from county health director Dr. Clayton Chau at this week s board of supervisors meeting: Stay home.
Coronavirus pandemic
Updated
Published
December 16, 2020 6:08 PM
Dr. José Mayorga, Executive Director in family medicine at UCI Medical Center, receives a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, the first day shots were available in Orange County. (Chava Sanchez/LAist
Orange County health officials today reported 1,486 patients are hospitalized in the county with COVID-19. That includes 319 ICU patients, a startling increase of more than 100 people in just one day.
Both are new records.
Officials blame the recent surge on gatherings where people are not wearing face coverings.
And that prompted this emotional plea from county health director Dr. Clayton Chau at this week s board of supervisors meeting: Stay home.
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