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(undated) – Some hospital officials are urging Governor Charlie Baker to reconsider reinstituting a statewide mask mandate. Among them is Baystate Medical Center CEO Mark Kerouac, who says COVID-related hospitalizations are beginning to increase as the Omicron and Delta variants continue to generate contagion, even among people who have been fully vaccinated. Baker has resisted a statewide mandate, preferring to have the decision made at the local level.