LA County

As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, Dr. Anthony Fauci is considering new mask guidelines. This comes just a week after LA county reinstated its indoor mask mandate, but what does this mean for other counties, where masks aren’t required?  Lauren Coronado reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 25, 2021.

LA County stills struggling to curve its case count with more than 2,000 COID-19 cases reported Sunday and more than 700 people hospitalized. Lauren Coronado reports for the NB4 News Sunday, July 25, 2021. 

Los Angeles County officials continue to offer a variety of incentives to get people vaccinated, with their latest efforts Saturday targeting people in the Leimert Park area.

One-on-one interview with Mayor Garcetti about the ongoing COVID-19 surge in LA County, that has nearly tripled from a month ago. Lauren Coronado reports for NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on July 24, 2021.

Fans attending Saturday night’s Los Angeles Football Club game are required to wear masks or face coverings in indoor areas of Banc of California Stadium and the stadium concourse, unless actively eating or drinking, under the latest Los Angeles County health order.

Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, whose city is developing a policy that will require all municipal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, is calling on all other cities and the county to follow suit.

Many who have been vaccinated have been wearing simple cloth masks, but now, some health experts recommend using the “N-95” masks. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on July 22, 2021.

LA County, once the nation’s COVID capitol, sees a 40% increase in cases in only 24 hours. Robert Kovacik reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 22, 2021.

A relentless surge of COVID-19 cases continued Thursday in Los Angeles County as another 2,700 cases were reported, with the percentage of infections occurring among fully vaccinated residents steadily rising.

COVID-19 cases in LA County are now 20 times higher than they were just a month ago and now vaccinated residents are also testing positive. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, July 22, 2021.

As coronavirus case numbers rise across the U.S., Los Angeles’s Westside now has some of the highest case rates in LA County. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 on July 20, 2021.

The nation’s pediatricians recommend all students wear masks at school, even if they’re vaccinated. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on July 19, 2021.

The overwhelming majority of new coronavirus cases in the last six months involve people who are not vaccinated, but we’re hearing more and more of so-called “breakthrough cases,” people who are vaccinated, but still contracted COVID. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 19, 2021.

The nation’s pediatricians recommend all students wear masks at school, even if they’re vaccinated. Here’s a closer look and what it means for students in Southern California.

A new face-covering mandate goes into effect in Los Angeles County Saturday Night amid a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic that has seen local case rates and hospitalizations skyrocket. The new rule requires everyone to wear masks in indoor public spaces regardless of their vaccination status, and goes into effect at 11:59 p.m.

In the face of steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County will again require people to wear masks in indoor settings beginning Saturday night, regardless of their vaccination status. Lauren Coronado reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on July 17, 2021.

Many have mixed reactions to LA County’s decision to reinstate a mask mandate indoors for everyone, regardless of vaccination status. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 16, 2021.

UCLA epidemiology Prof. Anne Rimoin believes Public Health made a needed decision, to again require all in LA County to mask up indoors, not just the unvaccinated. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on July 16, 2021.

Come Saturday, LA County residents are under Health Officer orders to resume wearing face masks indoors, following an alarming surge in new COVID cases, especially the highly transmissible Delta variant. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 15, 2021.

In the face of steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County will again require people to wear masks in indoor settings beginning Saturday night, regardless of their vaccination status, health officials announced Thursday.