Atlanta mayor lifts masks mandate, moves city to COVID 'green zone'

ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has lifted the city-wide mask mandate.

In an announcement on Twitter, Mayor Bottoms said Atlanta is now in the green zone for COVID-19. 

However, Bottoms noted that masks will continue to be required inside of City of Atlanta facilities. 

"While we are certainly not out of the woods with the pandemic, I have always said the City will follow the science," Bottoms said in a statement on Tuesday. "Businesses and other entities can still have mandates for their establishments. For the safety and wellbeing of our communities, I still encourage everyone to continue to wear a mask and get vaccinated."

The mayor also encouraged people to "please get vaccinated" against COVID-19. 

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According to the city's reopening phase guidelines, the city has seen cases average between 20-75 over a 10 day time period, and hospitalizations average between 50-200.

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