LOS ANGELES — The number of K-12 school coronavirus outbreaks is rising in Los Angeles County after many schools lifted mask-wearing requirements.
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said that there were 14 new outbreaks in schools for the week that ended Thursday. For the previous week, there were four.
The latest figure is the highest such number since early February, during the fall-and-winter Omicron surge. Twelve were at elementary schools and two at high schools.
