Covid-19: Indoor Mask-Wearing Recommended In Westchester County By CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending indoor mask-wearing in 14 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.
Photo Credit: *CDC*

Joe Lombardi

01/13/2023 8:00 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, Jan. 13, these New York counties are in the “orange” zone with "high” COVID levels where masks are currently recommended:

Westchester County
Rockland County
Putnam County
Orange County
Ulster County
Sullivan County
Nassau County
Suffolk County
Bronx County
Kings County (Brooklyn)
Queens County
Richmond County (Staten Island)
Columbia County
Greene County

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

Click here to follow Daily Voice Mahopac and receive free news updates.