Los Angeles County Officials Have Announced New Dining Restrictions

Monday, November 23 2020

Share this story:

In this July 18, 2020, file photo, Josefina Pacheco, front left, and her husband Norberto wait to have a meal served outside at a restaurant in Burbank, Calif. Los Angeles County announced new coronavirus-related restrictions Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, that will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks as cases rise at the start of the holiday season and officials statewide begged Californians to avoid traveling or gathering in groups for Thanksgiving. The new restrictions in Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, came as the California Department of Health and Human Services reported more than 15,000 coronavirus cases statewide Saturday, by far the highest level since the pandemic began in March. Another 14,000 cases were recorded Sunday.
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
In this July 18, 2020, file photo, Josefina Pacheco, front left, and her husband Norberto wait to have a meal served outside at a restaurant in Burbank, Calif. Los Angeles County announced new coronavirus-related restrictions Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, that will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks as cases rise at the start of the holiday season and officials statewide begged Californians to avoid traveling or gathering in groups for Thanksgiving. The new restrictions in Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, came as the California Department of Health and Human Services reported more than 15,000 coronavirus cases statewide Saturday, by far the highest level since the pandemic began in March. Another 14,000 cases were recorded Sunday.

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County officials have announced new coronavirus-related restrictions that will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks as cases rise throughout the holiday season.

The new rules will take effect Wednesday at 10 p.m.

Restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will only be able to offer take-out, drive-through and delivery services.

Officials had warned that these restrictions could come into play if the county’s five-day average of new cases was above 4,000. Sunday’s five-day average was 4,097 cases.

Most of California, including Los Angeles County, has been under a curfew since Saturday night at 10 p.m.

© 2025 K-LOVE News

Share this story:

See All News