Last week, the Humboldt County Public Health Division joined a growing coalition of counties in advising residents to go back to wearing masks indoors in public places, regardless of vaccination status.

Today, the California Department of Public Health joined the call, urging people to mask in public indoor settings to slow the spread of COVID-19 and the Delta variant.

With more than 90% of the state’s population in areas with substantial or high transmission, the California Department of Public Health recommends universal masking in indoor public settings.

SACRAMENTO – In response to the spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and new CDC guidance calling for masking measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible and deadly Delta variant, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its Guidance for Face Coverings, recommending mask use for indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.