L.A. County on Tuesday progressed into the least restrictive, yellow tier of California’s reopening system — clearing the way for the nation’s most populous county to unshackle its economy to the widest extent currently possible. In a statement, the county Board of Supervisors said reaching the yellow tier “matches the sunny optimism of the season. While the state’s tier assignments set the floor of what’s allowed, counties have the power to impose additional restrictions — something L.A. County has periodically done throughout the pandemic. AdvertisementMoving to the yellow tier doesn’t mean things will automatically accelerate toward business as usual, however. AdvertisementDuring the week of April 17-23, there were 611,592 doses administered in L.A. County — an average of roughly 87,000 a day.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 04, 2021 17:43 UTC