Mask mandate still in place for LAUSD

Wednesday marked the seventh consecutive day the county's number of COVID-positive hospitalizations was below 2,500, a benchmark set earlier this month by LA Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer for lifting the local mask-wearing mandate at outdoor mega- events and outdoors at K-12 schools and child care centers. Although the county's lifting of the outdoor mask-wearing requirement applies to schools, the Los Angeles Unified School District is keeping the rule in place for the rest of the week.