Covid-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In This Hudson Valley County

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending indoor mask-wearing in five 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

11/04/2022 10:30 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 Friday, Nov. 4, these New York counties are in the “orange” zone with "high” COVID levels where masks are currently recommended:

Broome County
Hamilton County
Orange County
Queens County
Tioga County

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

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