After CDC study links virus risk to dining out, L.A. County says younger people still driving new infections - KTLA Los Angeles

After a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggested dining out may raise the risk of contracting COVID-19, Los Angeles County health officials reminded residents Saturday to limit non-essential activities — especially as younger people continue to drive the county’s latest infections.

The CDC study published Thursday found that adults who tested positive for the coronavirus were about twice as likely to report dining at a restaurant than people who tested negative.

Of the 1,177 new cases reported in the county Saturday, 71% were people under the age of 50 years old.

County Department of Public Health said.

County has recorded a total of 253,176 coronavirus positive cases with 6,197 deaths.

While the county’s daily coronavirus numbers have gone down since the alarming spike seen in previous months, the virus is still widespread in the county, officials said.

Of those who tested positive, 63 said they’ve been to a restaurant and 13 said they’ve been to a bar or coffee shop, according to the CDC.

After two deputies were shot and left in critical condition Saturday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department released surveillance footage that appears to show the shooting in Compton

At nearly 30,000 acres, the Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest spread into Big Santa Anita Canyon near Chantry Flat on Saturday, according to federal forest officials