Walensky announced on Twitter on Wednesday night that she will extend the eviction moratorium until the end of March due to the economic impact of COVID-19.
I will extend the order to a halt with residential evictions to at least 31/31/21. The # COVID-19 The pandemic has posed a historic threat to the health of our country and has also caused an affordable housing crisis affecting some communities excessively. https://t.co/u0ntnDOy3v pic.twitter.com/GKrjPJawrq
– Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) 21 January 2021
This impact, she said in a statement, “has also caused an affordable housing crisis that is affecting some communities excessively.”
“As a protective measure for public health, I will postpone the current order to temporarily stop residual evictions until at least March 31, 2021,” she said.
On the same evening, the CDC issued a forecast that up to 508,000 coronavirus-related deaths could be reported by February 13th.
“Despite extensive mitigation efforts, COVID-19 is still spreading in the United States at an alarming rate,” Walensky said.
“We need to take action to ward off cases and keep people in their homes and outside congregations – such as shelters – where COVID-19 can gain even stronger foothold,” she continued.
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