LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Warning that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to come, Los Angeles County officials lashed out Jan. 4 at anti-mask protesters and other groups challenging health orders, saying they only need to look at overwhelmed local hospitals to see the deadly consequences of the virus. “Our public health officials have one mission—to safeguard the public’s health,” County Supervisor Hilda Solis said.  “They are not the ones to blame. The virus is. Despite what protesters claim, this is not a hoax. Take a look at our hospitals where care now has to be rationed. And it will only get worse if we give into demands to reopen at a time when our cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to skyrocket. “I’m sympathetic to the economic devastation this is causing … but as I’ve said before, there will be no true economic recovery until the virus is gone.” The …