CDC Recommends Masking Again in These Washington Counties

We haven’t been required to mask indoors or on public transit for a few months now, but in the world of Covid-19 and its ever-changing variants, that guidance is likely obsolete. 

Instead the Centers for Disease Control recommends masking up based on Covid-19 community levels in your county. This is determined by the number of total new Covid cases in the past seven days, the number of new Covid hospital admissions in the past seven days, and the percent of hospital beds occupied by Covid patients. (Somewhat depressing side note: The proliferation of at-home tests means it’s fairly likely a significant portion of new Covid cases aren’t even getting reported to the CDC.)

Depending on how your county

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