Masks no longer required in Miami-Dade County government buildings, mayor announces
Masks will no longer be required in Miami-Dade County government buildings, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Friday.
In a tweet about the reversal, Levine Cava said it is due to “enormous progress we have made against the Delta variant, and in consultation with our Chief Medical Officer.”
Levine Cava had reinstated the mask mandate in July and urged businesses to do the same due to a spike in COVID cases and deaths, which was later recognized as Florida’s third wave.
Another factor in the change, Levine Cava said, was that Miami-Dade’s seven-day COVID positivity has stayed at or near 2%. She also said hospitalizations have “sharply declined.”
While positivity has stayed low, COVID hospitalizations have fluctuated between about 250 and 150 patients in the past two weeks, according to Thursday’s Miami-Dade County COVID Dashboard report.
Masks will still be federally mandated on all public transportation, at Miami International Airport and PortMiami.
“We know this pandemic is not over and that we must remain vigilant,” Levine Cava said.
She also urged residents to get vaccinated, including getting a booster if they are eligible.
This story was originally published November 5, 2021 at 8:58 PM.
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