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COVID-19: Bay Area mandates indoor masks amid Delta variant - Los Angeles Times
Aug 02, 2021 1 min, 22 secs

Most Bay Area residents who have been hospitalized were unvaccinated, but the elderly and people with underlying conditions who were fully vaccinated also are succumbing to the Delta variant, the officers said.

“This is not the same virus we were combatting last year,” said Sonoma County Health Officer Dr.

Lisa Santora, deputy health officer for Marin County, said at a news conference.

Chris Farnitano, Contra Costa’s health officer, said unvaccinated people should avoid indoor dining, gyms and theaters until they are immunized.

Four out of 5 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in the county have been unvaccinated, he said.

In Marin County, where vaccinations rates are high, about 1 out of every 7 to 8 people hospitalized for COVID-19 were vaccinated.

Farnitano said most of the COVID-19 patients in Contra Costa hospitals are in their 40s, 50s, and early 60s because most older people have been vaccinated.

Based on assessment of transmission rates this week, county health officials said in statement they “will have a more complete picture to inform this discussion by the end of the week.”.

Barbara Ferrer, the Los Angeles County public health director, said in a statement.

According to data compiled by the The Times, 76.7% of San Francisco County residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 70.5% are fully vaccinated — well above the 61.5% of Californians who have received at least one dose.

County residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 54.2% are fully vaccinated, according to Times data.

Last week, California urged everyone — even those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — to wear masks indoors while in public, joining a renewed national push to increase protection amid an ongoing spike in cases.

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