Richfield Residents Should Wear Masks Indoors: CDC Guidance

Richfield MN

09 August, 2021

2:38 PM

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RICHFIELD, MN —Residents in Richfield should be wearing masks when in indoor, public settings, according to the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. Hennepin County currently has a "high" community transmission rate, the CDC finds. Counties with high or substantial transmission rates should mandate indoor masks, the CDC said. According to the CDC: Substantial areas are areas with between 50 and 99.99 cases per 100,000 people in a weekHigh areas are areas with more than 100 cases per 100,000 in a week The CDC can only make recommendations. It's up to the state and local government whether to adopt any new policies. The highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading throughout the U.S. and Minnesota, spurring a surge in new cases and hospitalizations. In response, many companies, hospitals, and schools are now requiring their employees to get vaccinated against the virus. Read more: Latest Vaccine Mandates Issued In Minnesota: LIST