Huntsville health officials stop short of calling for a mask mandate
Health officials support the new CDC guidance recommending masks indoors, but don t believe it should be required.
Posted: Aug 4, 2021 5:11 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2021 5:40 PM
Posted By: Alex Torres-Perez
Madison County is seeing a rise in COVID cases that we haven t seen in months!
Most of the state, including all of North Alabama, is considered to be at a high community transmission level. The test positivity rate in Madison County is at 17.5%. It s even higher across the state!
That s why local leaders held their first COVID briefing in months to keep the community updated on the situation. No city official was at that meeting, but WAAY 31 asked local health officials what precautions need to be taken now as we see a COVID surge.
Huntsville health officials stop short of calling for a mask mandate
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Doctors urge North Texans to get vaccinated, mask up as CDC updates mask guidelines
Doctors urge North Texans to get vaccinated, mask up as CDC updates mask guidelines
The CDC now says even fully vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in regions where there is substantial virus transmission. That includes Texas.
DALLAS - The CDC now says even fully vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in regions where there is substantial virus transmission.
That includes Texas, where COVID-19 surveillance shows substantial or high spread across much of the state in the most recent weekly report. Some key indicators, including the positivity rate and hospitalizations, are going up in several counties.