CDC and Otsego County Department of Health
recommend everyone wear masks indoors,
including the vaccinated

STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

The Otsego County Department of Health released a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 4, that said Otsego County was considered by the CDC to be at a “substantial level of community transmission”, and that they now recommend mask wearing indoors, even for those who have already been vaccinated.

Otsego County is currently at 50.5% vaccinated for adults, which is well below the state and country average of  around 70%.

This comes on the heels of Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig warning about the dangers of the delta variant and other future variants.

The Clark Sports Center is now requiring mask wearing indoors for all in response to the CDC recommendations as is the Cooperstown Farmer’s Market.

The Otsego County Department of Health will be holding an additional pop up clinic at the Otsego County fair from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug.4 at the EMS building.