Local Doctor says Reinstated Mask Mandate is Unlikely in Buffalo Los Angeles County Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate The state health department says there were just more than 900 new COVID-19 cases across the state on Wednesday. In Los Angeles County in California, they are recording a thousand new cases per day. and last updated 2021-07-15 23:18:18-04 âItâs highly infectious and itâs going to find you eventually,â Dr. Russo said. Dr. Russo said he thinks Buffalo is in a good place, but we are not out of the woods. âWeâve had a pretty good degree of vaccination, our work is not yet done, we still have a significant minority in our population who have yet to be vaccinated,â Dr. Russo said.