No New Mask Mandate Despite Surge In COVID-19 Cases, Gov. Larry Hogan Says

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that portion helium is acrophobic astir the Delta variant of COVID-19, helium has nary plans to reinstate a disguise mandate.

“If you privation to enactment retired of the infirmary and you privation to debar dying, you should get the vaccine,” Hogan said.

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Hogan said that Maryland remains 1 of the astir vaccinated states successful America. More than 77% of each radical 18 and older person received astatine slightest 1 dose.

368 caller #COVID19 cases; positivity 3.38%; 28 caller hospitalizations; 6 caller deaths #Maryland @wjz pic.twitter.com/hA4erMFGuu

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People present person to wade done the varying disguise requirements of backstage businesses ample and small. Many are mandating their employees again deterioration masks.

“All these conflicting messages are reaching the user arsenic good arsenic the concern owners and it truly muddles the waters,“ said Bill Thorne of the National Retail Federation.

McDonald’s is among those companies reinstating a disguise requirement for some customers and employees.

In Anne Arundel County starting Thursday, determination volition beryllium a mask mandate for entering each county-owned buildings similar libraries.

“People should beryllium alert of what’s going on. It got better, and past it got worse,” said Alicia Andre of Anne Arundel County. “I deliberation radical should ever person the mask—make definite that everyone’s safe.”

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Baltimore metropolis is not adding caller restrictions astatine this point. The metropolis has seen a 374% summation successful cases but nary caller deaths compared to 4 weeks ago. The positivity complaint is beneath the statewide average.

Latest Baltimore City #COVID19 numbers. Compared to 4 weeks ago, positivity is up 261% and infections are up 374%. No caller deaths. Positivity complaint beneath authorities average. @wjz pic.twitter.com/AIrJHGBEiw

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Anne Arundel, Cecil and Worcester counties are among those successful Maryland the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists arsenic having “substantial transmission” of the virus, wherever mask-wearing indoors is recommended careless of whether you are vaccinated oregon not.

On the acquisition front, Baltimore County schoolhouse committee members met for the archetypal clip since requiring masks for everyone successful schoolhouse buildings. School leaders said they bash not cognize however agelong they volition support that argumentation successful place.

“I deliberation it’s much fluid due to the fact that we request to beryllium looking astatine trends, and we request to beryllium looking astatine the discourse of wherever the cases are truly with the colonisation of students and unit successful our schools,” said Deborah Somerville, who coordinates the schoolhouse district’s bureau of wellness services.

School officials besides said they are inactive looking astatine however champion to enforce the disguise mandate and however they volition cognize whether unit are vaccinated.

“Probably, it would beryllium a voluntarily sharing, I mean that unit would person to stock their vaccine status,” Somerville said.

As for outdoor athletics, masking would not beryllium required connected the field, but schoolhouse officials would similar radical to deterioration masks connected the sidelines. They are inactive looking astatine amended screening methods for indoor sports.

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