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Los Angeles County’s health inspectors visited 2,000 restaurants over the weekend, finding that half of them were not in compliance with safety rules meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus, health director Barbara Ferrer said Monday.
The discovery was made as the county continues to gradually lift restrictions, with officials saying a possible spike in infections could be avoided if patrons and businesses followed public safety guidelines.
L.A. County recorded 19 new COVID-19 deaths and another 1,071 cases on Monday, bringing the countywide total to nearly 73,800 with 2,926 deaths attributed to the respiratory illness.