Masks recommended for all in certain areas

The Indiana State Department of Health “strongly recommends” that all Hoosiers over 2 years of age wear masks in indoor public spaces in some areas.

The recommendation is in line with an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week and comes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the country. These spikes, experts say, are fueled by low vaccination rates and a more contagious delta variant strain of the virus.

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The State Department of Health’s recommendation for indoor public spaces in areas of “heavy or high transmission.”

According to a COVID-19 CDC Tracker and Map, the counties of Marion, Hamilton, Boone, Hendricks, Hancock and Shelby are considered to be areas of significant transmissibility. The other two Donut counties, Morgan and Madison, are considered high transmissibility areas. In total, 70 of the state’s 92 counties fall under the CDC and state recommendation.