WILMINGTON, Del.- Delaware Governor John Carney announced Friday that on May 21st, the state will lift its requirement that Delawareans and visitors must wear face coverings anytime they are indoors with others outside their household.
The Governor's Office says people in Delaware should instead follow masking guidance issued on by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for all indoor and outdoor activities. The CDC guidance advises that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks in most places indoors and outdoors, except in crowded settings, including on public transit, planes, in schools, health care facilities and congregate settings like prison facilities and homeless shelters.
Those who are not fully vaccinated, including children not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, should continue to wear masks when around others who are outside their immediate household, according to the CDC guidance.
The state is urging Delawareans 12 years and older to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves from infection and serious illness.
As of , the Governor's Office says Delaware providers have administered 830,781 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 56 percent of Delawareans 16 and older have received at least one shot.
Governor Carney also formally extended the State of Emergency declaration another 30 days to confront the community spread of COVID-19 and to continue administering vaccines to Delawareans.