Frankfort Park District Updates Masking Guidelines

FRANKFORT, IL — The Frankfort Park District has updated its mask guidance policy to "encourage masks indoors for all but it is only a recommendation," according to a news release from the District.

Staff and contracting services employees who work with children ages 12 and under are required to wear masks, according to Frankfort Park District Executive Director Gina Hassett. She added that the District is monitoring data and will make updated guidance policies as needed.

The update comes as Will County has seen an uptick in cases involving the delta variant of the coronavirus, placing the county in the "substantial risk" category, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Frankfort Park District cited updated guidance from the Park District Risk Management Agency, which based its decision on the latest guidelines issued July 27 from the CDC, as well as the Illinois Department of Public Health, according to the agency's website.

Data from Will County Health Department shows a rolling seven-day average test positivity rate of 4.6 percent as of July 30. There have been 78,887 confirmed or probable cases reported in Will County since the start of the pandemic, with 1,049 deaths linked to COVID-19, according to county health department data.

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