(Baltimore, MD) -- As cases of COVID and the flu increase nationwide, LifeBridge Health is reinstating masking requirements in all patient care areas.
The masking requirement begins next week.
Other healthcare systems have not reinstated their masking policies.
Maryland health officials recommended masking requirements again as hospitalizations for COVID, the flu and other respiratory illnesses have topped ten per 100-thousand residents.
Thirty-one states, including Maryland, have reported high or very high levels of respiratory illnesses.
Information contributed by 247newssource.com.