L.A. County coronavirus spike hits alarming levels, with 10,000 infected in a week, as Delta variant spreads

So far, L.A. County is the only county to make it a requirement, while much of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as Sacramento, Fresno and Yolo counties, have made the plea a recommendation. Of new coronavirus cases in L.A. County over a recent six-month period, 99.6% involved people who have not been vaccinated. L.A. County in part modeled its indoor mask order on Israel's approach. L.A. County has 1.3 million children under the age of 12 who are too young to be vaccinated. Chart of coronavirus case rates in L.A. County by age groupL.A. County officials estimate that 92% of residents age 65 to 79 have received at least one shot of vaccine.