Here’s where masks are still required in Nashville

The number of public places in Nashville requiring masks has dropped considerably this week. The city’s transit agency, WeGo, is the latest to stop requiring face coverings on buses and the commuter rail line.

The policy change is related to a federal court order in Florida. This is the same court order that led to major airlines dropping masks, as well as Nashville International Airport. Still, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend wearing face coverings on public transportation.

There are still places with pretty strict mask rules in Nashville: hospitals.

All the big local health systems — HCA TriStar, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Ascension Saint Thomas and Nashville General Hospital — continue to require masks in most places, according to emailed responses to WPLN News.

The federal courthouse downtown also hasn’t lost its mask mandate, though only on floors seven and eight with public courtrooms, according to the clerk’s office.

COVID cases have been on a slight upward trend in Nashville since the start of April. However, most of the metrics remain well below any level that would trigger public health officials to institute COVID restrictions.