Covid-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 7 NY Counties; Here's Rundown

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending indoor mask-wearing in seven New York counties in its latest COVID-19 data tracker report.

Counties shown in orange are where the CDC advises wearing masks indoors. Yellow counties are places in which those at high risk for severe disease should be cautious, and in green counties, indoor masking is not necessary.
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Joe Lombardi

10/28/2022 11:15 a.m.

The CDC displays counties in orange, yellow, or green on a color-coded map shown in the image above to guide local residents and authorities:

Counties shown in orange are where the CDC advises wearing masks indoors.
Counties shown in yellow are places in which those at high risk for severe disease should be cautious.
In green counties, indoor masking is not necessary.

As of Thursday, Oct. 27, these New York counties were in the “orange” zone with "high” COVID levels where masks are currently recommended:

Albany County
Broome County
Clinton County
Essex County
Franklin County
Rensselaer County
Tioga County

To view the CDC county-by-county recommendations, click here.

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