Now, the number is 18.
The CDC announced late in July that people should return to wearing masks indoors in areas with “substantial” and “high” COVID-19 transmission.
As of Monday, Aug. 9, the list of New York state counties where vaccinated people should resume wearing masks indoors is shown in the first image above - counties in either dark red (high) or orange (substantial).
This means the counties recorded between 50 and 99.99 new cases per 100,000 people during the timeframe of Monday, Aug. 1 through Saturday, Aug 7.
Here's the rundown of the counties rated as "high":
- New York City (all five boroughs: Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island)
- Long Island (both Nassau and Suffolk counties)
- Westchester County
- Dutchess County
- Rockland County
- Orange County
- Sullivan County
- Albany County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Saratoga County
- Warren County
- Hamilton County
The United States is now averaging about 100,000 new COVID cases per day. For a national map by county showing substantial and high transmission rates, click on the second image above or check the CDC website.
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