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February 15, 2022

California Will Keep Mask Mandate for Schools as Universal Mask Mandate Ends
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California health officials will preserve a statewide mask mandate for
K-12 schools through at least the end of the month, even as they're
allowing a universal indoor mask mandate to expire today. Daily COVID-19
cases and hospitalizations across the U.S. are continuing to decline
from January's record highs but remain near the peak of last summer's
Delta-driven surge. An average of 2,400 people are dying of coronavirus
infections each day in the U.S.


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