City of Racine now requiring masks in city buildings amid COVID-19 spike

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By: TMJ4 Web Staff

Posted at 10:14 PM, Jul 28, 2021

 

and last updated 10:14 PM, Jul 28, 2021

RACINE — The City of Racine is now requiring city staff and members of the public to wear masks while in city-owned buildings, regardless of their vaccination status.

Racine Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox said in a statement Wednesday the call was made after the CDC updated their guidance regarding mask-wearing, as the country sees a spike in COVID-19 cases, particularly of the delta variant of the virus.

Racine's mask policy goes into effect Thursday.

According to the city, the mask requirement includes:

• City employees while at work, indoors, if they are not alone in an individual office with the door closed
• City employees while traveling for work in City vehicles with more than one passenger
• Members of public when entering City facilities including City Hall, City Hall Annex, Fire and Police facilities, Community Centers, and other City building
• Members of the public engaged in programing and sports inside of City owned Community Centers

Bowersox said in a statement: "This is to deter the potential spread of the highly infectious Delta variant strain of the virus. Due to the recent increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, the CDC has placed the City of Racine in the “Substantial Transmission Category” defined by case rate over the last seven days. Currently, the City’s COVID-19 case rate is 73 per 100,000, which is a 900% increase over the last two weeks."

From: https://www.tmj4.com/news/coronavirus/city-of-racine-now-requiring-masks-in-city-buildings-amid-covid-19-spike