Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, is responsible for about a third of the state’s cases. A dashboard on the city’s website says as of Tuesday, Long Beach, a city of more than 460,000, has had more than 23,000 cases. The complaint filed by the People of Long Beach and Long Beach Reform Coalition cited a Long Beach Post article reporting an outbreak in mid-November and an additional six cases weeks later. Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna acknowledged the number of cases in his the department “are high” in an interview with the Long Beach Post last week. Until Nov. 19, Long Beach Police Department employees were not required to wear masks, according to the police’s statement.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2020 10:47 UTC