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DULUTH — Masks will no longer be required inside city facilities effective immediately, the city announced Wednesday afternoon.
According to a news release, the decision was made based on a recent decline in COVID-19 infections coupled with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The city will continue to encourage mask-wearing and monitor COVID infections. Mask requirements may be implemented again if risk levels rise.
A 30-day citywide mask mandate for all buildings was allowed to expire Feb. 12. Mask-wearing became optional in Duluth Public Schools on Monday.
More than 95% of the Guard’s 13,000 soldiers and airmen have been vaccinated against COVID-19, but holdouts remain. The Department of Defense has a Thursday, June 30, deadline to get the shot.
