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Racine will no longer enforce citywide mask ordinance
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) Racine is ending their citywide mask ordinance, effective immediately.
Mayor Cory Mason issued an emergency declaration which goes into effect at 12:00 Noon today, Friday, May 14, 2021, that suspends enforcement of Racine Ordinances section 54-35, otherwise known as the Mask Ordinance, in the City of Racine.
The Mayor will ask the Common Council to fully repeal the ordinance at their meeting on Tuesday, May 18.
According to the latest data from the City of Racine Public Health Department 44.2% of their jurisdiction’s residents age 16 and up have had their first dose, and 37% are fully vaccinated. The City’s COVID-19 case rate is currently 234 cases per 100,000 individuals over the last 14 days (down from 305 seven days ago) and has 5-day average percent positivity rate of 13% (down from 20% seven days ago).