Los Angeles County, which accounts for over half of California’s COVID-19 deaths, is moving deeper into phase two of the state’s reopening plan, which lets operations resume at places like barbershops and restaurants.
Chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors Kathryn Barger told a press conference Friday that state authorities approved a regional variance—a kind of permit that lets counties further open their economies if they meet benchmarks—including around case, hospitalization, and testing data.
