LA County hits 'high' COVID activity level, starting countdown to return of indoor mask mandate

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles County is on pace to require masks indoors again as of July 29, after hitting the "high" level of COVID-19 activity on Thursday.

The county had previously been at the "medium" COVID level as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on the elevated rate of people being infected with the virus.

Once the county's rate of daily COVID-positive patients being admitted to area hospitals topped 10 per 100,000 residents, it will enter the "high" category.

County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Thursday announced that threshold has now been reached for the "high" category.