To Mask Or Not To Mask

New CDC Data Tracker helps keeps you informed to make your own decision on masking indoors

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

The CDC has released a new tool in helping Americans determine whether they should keep wearing masks indoors to protect themselves from COVID-19: the COVID Data Tracker. In this tracker is an Integrated County View which allows users to put in their location and get specific information on the state of COVID there.

San Diego County’s statistics reveal the true state of the pandemic here. Despite the fact that California has dropped their current mask mandate, the COVID data tracker recommends that San Diegans still wear their masks indoors due to high transmission rates.

Between February, 23, 2022, through March 1, 2022, there were 6,180 new cases of COVID confirmed in our County and 44 deaths due to COVID. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have gone down slightly, however, it is still imperative to try to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Our vaccination rates remain steady at 73.4% of our total population being fully vaccinated, however, only 27.6% of our total eligible population has been vaccinated with a booster shot.

San Diegans can visit covid. cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker to view the statistics themselves and keep track of what the CDC recommends in response to our transmission rates. You can also see the statistics for every other County and City in America, in case you will be traveling or visiting outside San Diego. There is also data available for parents of children, pregnant people, and people with underlying conditions, as well as forecasting from the CDC experts on when they think the next surge will hit.

The COVID tracker is a powerful tool that will help keep everyone informed and able to make their own decisions on whether they want to wear masks indoors or get a booster shot. Visit the tracker at covid.cdc.gov/covid-datatracker.