Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz, citing rising coronavirus case counts in Athens, says the mask mandate that was lifted earlier this summer returns tomorrow. The Mayor, speaking on WGAU this morning, said that when positive tests for COVID 19 rise above 100 over a seven-day period, masks will be required in indoor spaces in Athens.
“For those businesses that do not wish to participate in the mandate, as was the case before, they can put signs in their windows,” says Mayor Girtz.
Mayor Girtz says there will be a renewed push to increase coronavirus vaccination rates in Athens. The Georgia Department of Public Health says the two-week total of positive tests for COVID in Athens is up to 231, with a 39 percent rate of fully vaccinated residents in Athens. That mirrors the state percentage of 40 percent. Oconee County’s fully vaccinated rate is now just north of fifty percent.
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