Although the end of March will see the expiration of the mask mandate in the state, Mendocino County Pulic Health officials announced yesterday that the local masking order will remain in effect. Dr. Andy Coren says that although cases are slowing, hospitalization rates are still higher than they were during the Delta surge and standard and ICU capacity is still quite low. Coren says the situation will continue to be assessed and the need to continue the masking order will be revisited in March.