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Elected and health officials are encouraging a return to more widespread mask-wearing as concerns about rising cases and the spreading delta variant grow.
The state's case numbers have been on an upward trajectory, reaching nearly 1,000 new cases Monday, according to the state Department of Health Services.
In Milwaukee, Mayor Tom Barrett on Tuesday recommended that all Milwaukeeans wear masks in groups and in indoor settings outside their homes because of transmission of COVID-19 even among some vaccinated people.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, too, announced a return to more stringent masking requirements for county employees, calling the pace at which cases are increasing in the county “alarming.”