Don't throw away those face coverings just yet. Despite mask mandates being dropped across the country and in Canada, you'll still need them to travel. At least for now.
The CDC is recommending that in communities with substantial and high risk, everyone, including fully vaccinated individuals wear masks indoors while in public.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country and New York state, more businesses are bringing back the masks, including Sangertown Square Mall in New Hartford and Destiny USA in Syracuse.
The map indicates areas where COVID-19 transmission rates are low, moderate, substantial and high. Areas in substantial or high areas are the ones being recommended to wear masks.