Mask Mandates Return, Winter Forecast & More: Weekly Wrap

Pittsburgh PA

08 August, 2021

7:01 AM

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PITTSBURGH, PA — If you thought mask wearing had suddenly become as antiquated a practice as bartering for goods and services, think again. Mask requests and requirements returned to Pittsburgh and much of Pennsylvania in a big way. Masks came back into the picture after about half of the 67 counties in the state showed substantial or high community transmission rates of the coronavirus. While Pennsylvania hasn't been hit nearly as hard by the COVID-19 resurgence as, say, Louisiana or Florida, the rates are high enough to meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention threshold for wearing masks in indoor areas - even for those fully vaccinated. It's certainly a glum development, one of many that has arisen during the past year and a half of the pandemic. And it likely won't be the last. Now for the rest of the Weekly Wrap: If you want to eat at these Pittsburgh restaurants, you have to prove that you're vaccinated.A Pittsburgh restaurant was temporarily shut down for health violations.Here's what kind of weather to expect in Pittsburgh this winter, according to the Farmers' Almanac.Award-winning actor Jeff Daniels finally got to meet his Pittsburgh doppelganger.Be the first to know what's happening in your community and region. With a free Patch subscription, you'll always be up to date on local and state news: https://patch.com/subscribe.