California has extended its indoor masking requirement through February 15. The current requirement was set to expire on January 15 but has been extended due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said during a Wednesday teleconference that the mandate will be reevaluated as it gets closer to the expiration date. Dr. Ghaley said that there are approximately 51,000 hospitalizations across the state and a little more than 8,000 COVID-19 cases are currently admitted. In San Bernardino County, the COVID-19 dashboard indicates 743 confirmed hospitalizations for a total of 26% of local hospital beds filled by confirmed COVID patients*. For more information of COVID cases and vaccines, visit sbcovid19.com.
* This data was recorded on the morning of January 6. COVID-19 case data is constantly updating.
