"Our staff have continually been reviewing those metrics and the changing COVID conditions and landscape, and are reviewing again this week," said Wake spokesperson Leah Holden.
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The latest Wake data shows there have been 211 new hospitalizations in the last week and the positivity rate stands at 19%, which is much higher than the goal of 5%.
Some residents are pushing for a change -- specifically in schools.
"His mental health and his anxiety just went downhill fast," said Wake County parent Jessica Lewis of her son.
She said her second-grader has anxiety and suffers from a syndrome that causes him to become physically ill.
Lewis said he once got sick inside his mask and had to put it back on.
She has been fighting for a medical exemption and said she filed a grievance.
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Lewis has taken her son out of school until there is some resolution.
The Wake County School Board recently renewed its policy to require face coverings, although children 5 and younger don't have to wear them.
Lewis said the requirement has a ripple effect.
She said she feels the restrictive measure is taking a toll on children's mental health and it's forcing parents to find therapists for their children.
"We're paying a lot of money, out-of-pocket per session," said Lewis. "It took me a good couple months to find one to get into for him, but I've heard from a lot of parents they're booked way out. You can't even get in."
Through the week ending Jan. 29, the CDC said of the 880,482 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. only 910 were in those 18 or younger.