Health officials recommend masking indoors, Olmsted County requires it in facilities
Following a reversal of CDC guidelines it s now recommended masks should be worn indoors under a new classification system.
Posted: Aug 3, 2021 5:56 PM
Posted By: Jessica Bringe
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Following a reversal of CDC guidelines it s now recommended masks should be worn indoors under a new classification system.
Olmsted County Public Health and the Minnesota Department of Health are supporting the new CDC guidelines.
Health director Graham Briggs explained, We understand and respect that the public isn t going to be excited about this but the local data is showing us it s time to act. We re supporting this guidance in public health and asking the public to help out to protect each other and those who can t get vaccinated.
Face Mask Mandate For Olmsted County Government Buildings
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Olmsted County has decided to implement another face mask mandate in response to the growing spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Starting Wednesday, all employees and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in Olmsted County government buildings. The mandate follows the recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Olmsted County Public Health due to a determination that community transmission of the virus has reached the threshold for being rated as substantial. Almost 50 Minnesota counties are now reporting substantial or high community transmission rates.
Olmsted County to require masks in buildings starting Wednesday
Olmsted County, and four surrounding counties, classified as seeing substantial transmission on virus under federal guidelines, based on new cases. Written By: Randy Petersen | ×
Masks are worn by many people outside in downtown Rochester Friday morning, May 14, 2021. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com)
It’s too early to say whether a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases is part of a larger trend.
On Sunday, Olmsted County hit 53 confirmed active cases per 100,000 residents, with 84 new cases documented within seven days.
“We’re one of the more highly vaccinated counties in the nation,” Olmsted County Public Health Director Graham Briggs said. “We’re not sure exactly how protected that’s going to be against the delta variant.”
KAAL-TV Created: August 03, 2021 05:33 PM
(ABC 6 News) - Olmsted County has joined a long list of Minnesota counties with substantial COVID-19 transmission - bringing back mask recommendations.
There is not currently a widespread mask mandate in Olmsted County, but local businesses are still concerned that reintroducing masks in some capacity will hurt them financially. From a business standpoint, it s not ideal because people are less willing to go out and do things and be out and about when there s a mask mandate. It s not comfortable, owner Nathan Schroeder said.
The Escape Challenge in Rochester just moved away from mask requirements in June. And now it s preparing its employees to mask up again.
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