Baltimore’s Mask Mandate Ends March 1

By Christina Sturdivant Sani ● Covid ● February 25, 2022

Woman wears mask at North Charles between Lanvale and Lafayette Street. Photo by Elvert Barnes via Flickr.

What’s happening?

Seven months after its mandate, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced that masks will no longer be required indoors beginning March 1, reports CBS Baltimore.

The change comes as the city’s COVID-19 seven-day average case rate continues to decline.

Does this apply to all buildings?

Mask protocols will stay in place for students in Baltimore City Public Schools. The decision to remove the school mandates must be decided by Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises and the Board of School Commissioners.

Additionally, business owners have the right to require masks inside their establishments.

Anything else I should know?

As of February 22, the citywide positivity rate was 2.03%, which is a 77% decrease from this time in January, according to Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa. Plus, 76.8% of Baltimoreans age 5 and up have received at least one vaccine shot and 67.4% of residents fully vaccinated.

You can read more here.

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Christina Sturdivant Sani

Christina Sturdivant Sani is a writer and editor who has contributed to nearly two dozen publications including Washington Post, the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, and Bloomberg’s CityLab.

At Bloc by Block News, Christina is responsible for setting and implementing the vision for the cooperative’s editorial initiatives. In this role, she’s intentional about amplifying the voices of people—both writers and subjects—who have historically been silenced by white-led media outlets.

Christina is also a podcast junkie, audiobook lover, coffee shop connoisseur, and proud Washington, D.C. native. She studied print journalism at Hampton University.

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Christina Sturdivant Sani

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