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LA County mandates masks for 'mega events' like concerts, sports games regardless of vaccination status
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County has updated its public health order mandating people wear masks at "outdoor mega events," regardless of vaccination status.The county defined "outdoor mega events" as any event that attracts a crowd of over 10,000 people, including music or food festivals, car shows, large endurance events and marathons, parades, sporting events and concerts.With the bulk of new COVID-19 infections occurring among the unvaccinated, the pace of Los Angeles County residents being hospitalized due to the virus has begun rising at an equivalent rate of new cases, while the rate of people dying is also creeping higher.The revised health order requires everyone at an outdoor mega event to wear a face mask, except when actively