The State Slowly Opens Venues as COVID-19 Infection Rates Drop, Vaccinated Individuals Can Gather with Families
By Brian W. Carter, Contributing Writer
Published March 11, 2021
CDC says vaccinated individuals can gather in small groups without masks and physical distancing in some situations.
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As of Monday, March 8, the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 13 new deaths and 880 new cases of COVID-19. There were 1,132 people with COVID-19 hospitalized with of 31% these people in the ICU.
Public Health identified 1,204,018 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 19,095 deaths. Cases across the Southland: Los Angeles County shows 1,141,560 cases, Long Beach with 51,475 cases and Pasadena with 10,983. According to race and ethnicity, COVID-19 statistics show: American Indian/Alaska Native with 1,918; Asian with 51,805; Black with 41,374; Hispanic/Latino with 562,151; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander with 4,152; White with 117
Lawmakers’ Plan To Reopen California Schools In April ‘Doesn’t Go Far Enough Or Fast Enough,’ Newsom Says Listen
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In this July 13, 2020, file photo, a gate is locked at the closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles.
Richard Vogel, File / AP file
Updated 7 p.m.
California lawmakers released a plan Thursday that would allow schools in counties with more relaxed COVID-19 restrictions to reopen for in-person learning for younger students as well as give school teachers and staff higher vaccine priority. But its chance of being passed and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom is slim.
California lawmakers released a plan Thursday that would allow schools in counties with more relaxed COVID-19 restrictions to reopen for in-person learning for younger students as well as give school teachers and staff higher vaccine priority.