Created: August 02, 2021 06:22 PM
More Capital Region counties are now highlighted on the CDC s COVID Tracker Map. In those areas, people are advised to wear masks indoors, even if they have been vaccinated. If you go into a store and you don’t know that everybody in there is vaccinated and COVID-free, then we recommend that you do that, that you wear a mask just to protect yourself, protect those around you, said Warren County Director of Public Affairs Don Lehman.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, now without the legal authority to make masking mandatory, is calling on local leaders to take action.
By Spencer Conlin Saratoga County UPDATED 6:27 PM ET Aug. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:54 PM ET Aug. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:54 PM EDT Aug. 02, 2021
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Coronavirus positivity rates are climbing due to the delta variant, leading Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday to encourage business owners to limit customers.
“Bars, restaurants, go to vaccine-only admission,” the governor said during a Monday press briefing. “I believe it’s in your best business interest.”
It’s a step backwards that business leaders don’t want to take.
“That’s just not going to work,” said Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce President Todd Shimkus. He said a number of employers struggled to enforce the mask mandate last year.