Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says a negative COVID-19 test is 'not a passport to party'

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• A negative COVID-19 test result is "not a passport to party," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday.
• Los Angeles County reported just under 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the seven-day average for positive test results jumping to 10.4%, a number not seen since mid-April.
• Over 2,000 people are currently hospitalized with symptoms of COVID-19, according to the county. Four weeks ago the number of daily hospitalizations was between 1,350 and 1,450.
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A negative COVID-19 test result is "not a passport to party," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday, warning his city's residents against socializing with people outside their household.

"You should assume everyone around you is infectious," Garcetti said, the comments coming amid a surge in infection across the United States' most populous county. "Don't go out with your friends."

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