NEW YORK — New York state’s mandate requiring mask use at schools will end on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday.
She cited steep declines in COVID-19 numbers in announcing the move.
Cities and counties can keep mask mandates in place as they see fit, she added.
On Friday, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced the end of mandatory mask use in outdoor settings at city schools.
His office did not immediately answer an inquiry asking if the city will completely drop the school mask mandate this Wednesday.
Hochul said masks will still be required at some sites — state-run health care settings, nursing homes, correctional facilities, homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters.
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