MENDOCINO Co., 2/26/22 — On Friday, county Public Health Officer Dr. Andrew Coren was eager to talk about the future as Covid-19 hospitalization rates have decreased locally. Over the past few weeks, cases have dropped by 30 percent weekly. Schools across the county have seen a dramatic drop to nearly zero new Covid cases, and revised recommendations regarding masking in schools by California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are expected on Monday.
Despite the good news, Coren is keeping the universal mask mandate in place for now, but said he expects the mandate to end within the next few weeks. “Mendocino County still has universal indoor masking orders,” he said. “But the rates are falling, hospital beds are opening up, and we may be able to lift this order before March 15.”
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