With COVID-19 waning, you can now feel free to go to the store without a mask.
Northeast Florida is no longer considered an area of high COVID-19 risk, meaning the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not recommending masks indoors in public spaces.
The CDC says people don't need masks if transmission of the coronavirus is controlled and hospitals are not strained. Areas ranked at low or medium risk are free to forgo their masks indoors. Masks are still recommended indoors for people in areas rated high risk.
In Northeast Florida, Duval, Clay, Nassau, Baker and Flagler counties all are considered areas with medium COVID levels. St. Johns and Putnam have low levels, the CDC says.
You can check your community's level here.
If you are at high risk for severe illness, the CDC recommends you talk with you doctor about whether to wear a mask. Everyone also should stay up to date with vaccines and get tested if they have symptoms, the CDC says.
And, of course, you're free to wear a mask if you want to.
Testing site changes
- The St. Johns County COVID-19 testing site at the Wind Mitigation Building is now closed on Saturdays and Sundays due to a decrease in testing demand. The testing site remains open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, please call the Nomi Health call center at 904-295-0562.
- The COVID-19 testing site at the Emmett Reed Center in Jacksonville will move to the Joseph Lee Center, which is located at: 5120 Perry St. Jacksonville, 32208.
