The residents of 22 Michigan counties should wear masks while inside, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises, up from 16 counties a week prior.
That includes Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties for the second week in a row, new data shows, as well as several new counties in the Upper Peninsula that previously were at lower levels. In total, more than 52% of Michiganians are advised to wear masks indoors.
Those 22 counties have “high” community levels, a classification from the CDC where new COVID cases and hospitalizations have risen to a point of concern. The high community level counties make up more than a quarter of all Michigan counties.