Los Angeles county has recommended masking indoors due to increased circulation of ‘hyper-transmissible’ variant
Public health authorities across the US west are sounding the alarm that the Delta variant, a “hyper-transmissible” form of Covid-19 responsible for about 25% of new US infections, is rapidly gaining significant ground.
These concerns come amid stagnating vaccination rates in some communities, spurring still more concerns about heightened transmission.
