Manhattan Beach to remove public seating as COVID-19 cases spike Published Manhattan Beach to remove public seating as COVID-19 cases spike MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. - As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise across Los Angeles County, Manhattan Beach is closing outdoor seating spaces on public property, effective Sunday at 10 p.m. Tables and chairs in the outdoor seating spaces will be removed at that time. At the beginning of the current surge on Nov. 1, Manhattan Beach had 425 confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of Saturday, that number nearly doubled to 821 cases. On Dec. 31, the daily number of new cases reached 21, and on New Year's Day, it hit 26, an all-time high. Remaining ICU capacity in Southern California is at 0%.