By Stephanie Innes, Alison Steinbach | Arizona Republic
The CDC’s community level map shows 10 Arizona counties, including Maricopa, are at the “high” COVID-19 community level on July 14, 2022.
Updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most Arizonans should be wearing face masks indoors again.
The CDC’s “community level” recommendations, updated on Thursday, say residents of 10 Arizona counties should be wearing well-fitting masks indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status or individual risk, including in K-12 schools and other community settings.
The guidance is updated weekly and ranks counties as low, medium and high, or green, yellow and orange. The Arizona counties designated as “high,” where masks are recommended, are Maricopa, Pinal, Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai and Yuma. Greenlee and Santa Cruz are “medium,” and Pima, Graham and Cochise are “low.”