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Mask mandate back on in Los Angeles as virus cases rise

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FILE - In this July 1, 2021, file photo visitors wear masks as they walk in a shopping district in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. A rapid and sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the nation's largest county requires restoring an indoor mask mandate even when people are vaccinated, Los Angeles County's public health officer said Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

By: Associated Press

Posted at 12:12 PM, Jul 16, 2021

and last updated 2021-07-16 15:12:01-04

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will again require masks indoors even when people are vaccinated. Meanwhile, the University of California system announced Thursday it will require coronavirus vaccinations for students, faculty and staff to return to campuses this fall.

The moves are prompted by a sharp increase in virus cases, many of them the highly transmissible delta variant that has proliferated since California fully reopened its economy on June 15.

LA County has been recording more than 1,000 new cases each day for a week and the health officer says there is now “substantial community transmission.”

On Thursday, there were 1,537 new cases, and hospitalizations have now topped 400.

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Mask mandate back on in Los Angeles as virus cases rise

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