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L.A. County Announces Reopening of Gyms, Museums, Zoos, Swimming Pools, Sporting Venues on June 12

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June 10, 2020
GUILDFORD, ENGLAND – JUNE 10: Louis Lynagh of Harlequins participates in a gym training session at Surrey Sports Park on June 10, 2020 in Guildford, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Harlequins)

Los Angeles County announced on June 10 that various facilities can start reopening on June 12.

Facilities that can start to reopen include gyms, swimming pools, sporting venues without live audiences, zoos, campgrounds, schools, hotels and production for movies, television and music.

Not included in county’s June 12 reopenings are bars and nail salons.

According to county health officials, there were 1,275 new COVID-19 cases on June 10 and 61 deaths; the county’s respective totals are now 67,064 and 2,768. KNX 1070 radio reporter Claudia Peschiutta tweeted that the COVID-19 transmission has slightly increased in the county and health officials are concerned about a possible shortage in intensive care-unit (ICU) beds in 2-4 weeks.

County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer pointed out that the average daily COVID-19 death rate in the county has been declining.

“We can attribute this decline to the hard work that everyone has been doing to slow the spread of the virus, both in our communities, and at the skilled nursing facilities,” Ferrer said.

On June 5, the Associated Press reported that the California would start allowing bars, gyms, schools, summer camps and sporting venues without live audiences to start to reopen on June 12 on a county-by-county basis. According to CNBC, nine California counties have seen “a spike in new coronavirus cases or hospitalizations of confirmed cases.” The state has 133,489 total confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4,697 deaths from the virus.

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