California's faculty masks mandate continues to be in place as followers went maskless on the Tremendous Bowl on Sunday.

Whereas the indoor masks mandate might be lifted for vaccinated individuals on February 16, it can keep in place for schoolchildren, California Well being and Human Companies Company Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly introduced Monday, in keeping with KABC-TV. The state will assessment the present masks necessities for colleges on February 28.

The NFL additionally had a compulsory masks requirement in place for everybody over the age of two on the huge sport no matter vaccination standing. Attendees over the age of 5 needed to present proof of COVID vaccination, a unfavourable PCR checks inside 48 hours of the sport, or a unfavourable antigen take a look at inside 24 hours of the sport. Nevertheless, many followers went maskless Sunday regardless of the principles and after receiving KN95 masks on the stadium, KTLA reported.

The statewide masks mandate was re-implemented in mid-December when Omicron started its surge and was prolonged final month by way of February 15, in keeping with KXTV. Ghaly stated that COVID circumstances have decreased over 75 p.c from a month in the past and hospitalizations associated to the virus have gone down over 40 p.c, KCRA-TV reported. The take a look at positivity charge has additionally decreased nearly 73 p.c from a month in the past, Ghaly stated.

California, School Mask Mandate, Still Implemented
California will assessment the present masks necessities for colleges on February 28. On this photograph, college students put on face masks on return to Olive Vista Center Faculty on the primary day again following the winter break amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 circumstances throughout Los Angeles County on JanUARY 11, 2022, in Sylmar, California. Frederic J. Brown/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

As of February 14, California's present every day common of COVID circumstances is 23,715 with a mean of 163 COVID-related deaths every day, in keeping with the state's COVID dashboard. Out of California's inhabitants, 73.9 p.c are absolutely vaccinated.

Ghaly "anticipates" with the ability to announce a possible finish date for the state's faculty masks mandate in two weeks, KCRA reported.

"Masking necessities have been by no means put in place to be there eternally," Ghaly stated, in keeping with KCRA. "It is not a query of if. It is a query of when."

The brand new advice might be primarily based on figures, like pediatric COVID-19 associated hospitalizations, hospital admissions, take a look at positivity charges, and case charges, KABC reported.

Whereas California is about to raise its indoor masks mandate for vaccinated individuals, every county's well being division had the power to find out what to do by area, KTLA reported.

The NFL's masks mandate had been in keeping with the Los Angeles County's out of doors masks requirement, in keeping with KNBC. The mandate is on observe to raise by mid-week attributable to one other lower in COVID sufferers in hospitals. Nevertheless, well being specialists are watching the Los Angeles space for a COVID surge after the Tremendous Bowl, KTLA reported.

Replace 02/15/22 12:10 p.m. ET: This story was up to date to incorporate background info.