Central Falls schools bring back mask mandate as COVID cases rise again

Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal
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Central Falls students will once again be wearing masks when they return to classes Monday.

Central Falls Schools Superintendent Stephanie Downey Toledo has reinstated a districtwide mask mandate, effective Monday, "for the health and safety of our students and team," Toledo said in an email Saturday.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged residents and leaders in many areas of the United States to adopt or consider adopting stricter COVID-19 containment measures, including mask-wearing in indoor public settings and increased testing, as infections rise.

The agency said its guidance applies to areas with medium or high community spread. Four Rhode Island counties are now listed as high: Providence, Kent, Bristol and Washington. Newport County is listed as medium.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Central Falls schools impose mask mandate as COVID infections rise