@lapublichealth has authority to enforce a new mask order, but the underfunded/defunded will not expend our limited resources and instead ask for voluntary compliance. Villanueva acknowledged the county health department’s legal right to enforce its order. Only 52% of the more than 10 million residents of Los Angeles County — the most populous county in the nation — have been fully vaccinated. New coronavirus cases among vaccinated residents are low, but are still a concern, noted county officials. There have have been a total of 4,122 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday of those fully vaccinated.

Source: Huffington Post July 18, 2021 12:55 UTC