Residents of the vast majority of California’s 58 counties should be wearing masks, according to the CDC. That’s because 40 of those counties are now designated communities with “High” Covid levels.
Less than one month ago, the number was 13.The decision to return to mandated face coverings is not up to the CDC, however, but local health authorities.
The CDC guidance is only a strong recommendation.The counties in question are home to about 20 million residents and include Ventura, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento and Fresno.
The state’s most populous region, Los Angeles, is not on the list, but that may not be the case for long. “With our rising case rates and the hospital admission rates going up, we do have fresh concerns about the impact of Covid and it’s more likely now that we might make it into that High community level sometime this summer,” said L.A.
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