Indoor mask use will be mandatory in seven Bay Area counties
Residents must wear face masks while in indoor public spaces.
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In seven counties in the Bay Area, , the use of face masks in indoor public spaces will be mandatory starting this Tuesday for residents, regardless of their vaccination status.
This was reported by officials of health in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and the city of Berkeley .
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The order is presented before the increase in daily cases of coronavirus in the state of California , in the presence of the Delta variant of the virus, a more contagious strain.
Those responsible for health indicated that the increase of patients occurs among the population that has not received the vaccine .
In Contra Costa County, the number of patients who have had to be hospitalized has doubled in the last 10 days and grew by 400% During the month of July.
Sonoma officials indicated that the case rate among unvaccinated residents is almost six times higher than among the population already immunized .
In California, Los Angeles and Yolo counties have already established the ordinance to use face masks in indoor public spaces regardless of the vaccination status of residents.
Bay Area health authorities emphasized the effectiveness of the use of masks when people stay indoors.
For now, Napa and Solano counties are the only counties in the Bay Area not to have an ordinance on the use of masks in indoor public spaces.
Recommendation to residents
Last week, California health authorities recommended to all residents the use of face masks when indoors, even if they have already received the COVID vaccine – 19.
A similar instruction was had by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, especially in regions where the virus spreads faster .
Agree with the California Department of Health, more than 90% of residents in the state live in areas rated with a “substantial” or “high” transmission of the Delta variant of the SARS CoV-2 virus.
In the Bay Area, four counties, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and Solano, are in the range classified as “high” transmission rates.
The rest of the counties in the region are within the classification of “substantial” transmission.
