Los Angeles County urges masks indoors as Delta variants spreads

Los Angeles County officials want everyone, including those fully vaccinated against COVID-19, to keep wearing masks indoors as the Delta variant spreads. Public health officials said the Delta variant, first detected in India, recently comprised nearly half of all variants found locally, according to CBS Los Angeles. 

Health officials urged people to wear masks in places such as grocery stores, retail spaces, movie theaters and other indoor places where vaccination statuses are unknown.  "Until we better understand how and to who the Delta variant is spreading, everyone should focus on maximum protection with minimum interruption to routine as all businesses operate without other restrictions, like physical distancing and capacity limits," the Los Angeles Department of Public Health said in a statement Monday.