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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:40 PM Apr 2020

Los Angeles County to Extend Stay-Home Order to May 15

Los Angeles County is extending its order to keep people at home for two more weeks to May 15 as the number of cases continues to increase and as the virus spreads in the community.

The county reported 18 new deaths from the pandemic to a total of 241, and the number of new cases rose 475 to 8,430, L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in her daily briefing Friday. The order imposed more than three weeks ago led to the closure of non-essential businesses, cutting access to beaches and parks and other restrictions to keep residents at home.

The county extended the order after its model showed a surge in cases, estimating that 96% of all residents would be exposed to the virus by mid-summer if the restrictions were lifted.

Based on the cases so far, 3% of those infected required hospitalization, and 1% needed intensive care, and the projected jump in infections would lead to a sharp shortage in medical facilities, according to Christina Ghaly, director for the county’s Department of Health Services.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-10/l-a-county-to-extend-health-stay-home-order-to-may-15?srnd=politics-vp

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