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BREAKING: MoCo Back in “Moderate Transmission”, 7 Consecutive Days of “Substantial Transmission” Necessary for Mask Mandate to Be Reinstated

Published November 4, 2021 at 11:43AM

On Tuesday the Montgomery County Council voted to approve an amended Board of Health regulation to require seven consecutive days of substantial COVID-19 transmission in Montgomery County before an indoor face covering requirement is reinstated in areas open to the public.

The indoor mask requirement would have been reinstated on Tuesday, November 9, as the seventh consecutive day of substantial transmission would technically have been on November 5 (with a four-day grace period to allow numbers to be confirmed with CDC data). Today, however, on November 4th, the Montgomery County numbers dropped below 50 cases per 100,000 persons, coming in at 49.5

Proposed Amended Board of Health Regulation Would Require 7 Consecutive Days of Substantial Covid Transmission For Indoor Face Requirement to be Reinstated

By MCS Staff

Published October 31, 2021 at 4:14PM

The indoor mask requirement was lifted at 12:01am on a Thursday morning after 7 consecutive days of moderate covid transmission.

Due to the wording of the Board of Health orders, it was announced that the mask mandate would return on Wednesday, November 3rd at 12:01am after the 7 day average surpassed 50 cases per 100,000 people bringing the county into substantial transmission.

City of Takoma Park Will Continue With Mask Mandate Despite County Dropping the Requirement

By MCS Staff

Published October 27, 2021 at 10:23PM

The indoor mask requirement will no longer be in effect in Montgomery at 12:01am Thursday morning, but the city of Takoma Park announced earlier this evening that it would continue with its mask mandate.

Takoma Park city manager Jamal T. Fox communicated the continuation of the policy via Twitter, writing that “Vaccines in children ages 5-11 will need time to take effect, plus CDC Guidelines & holidays are all reasons to take a healthy approach to stay the current course!”