(WHTM) — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified six Midstate counties with ‘substantial’ COVID-19 spread. Residents in Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, Lancaster, York, and Adams Counties are now advised to mask up.
The CDC recommends that people living in counties with substantial spread should wear masks inside even if they are vaccinated. Areas of substantial spread are defined as having 50 to 100 cases per 100,000 and 8% to 10% of people tested are positive.
As of early August, there is no mask mandate in Pennsylvania and the Wolf Administration has said it does not plan on issuing another one.
Instead, the administration is leaving that decision to local governments, school districts, and businesses.
In the past week, leaders in York City announced that masks would be required for all staff and visitors inside City Hall after new cases jumped 300% over the past week
Some national retailers like Wegmans are requiring their employees to wear masks and strongly recommend shoppers do the same.
Health officials say while people who are vaccinated can spread the virus, the majority of the spread comes from people who are unvaccinated.
You can learn more about substantial spread around the country by clicking here.
