CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hospitalizations in West Virginia due to COVID-19 have more than doubled since the Fourth of July and cases are up amid the spread of the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

State officials said they do not currently plan to bring back an indoor mask mandate, but they indicated they are open to shifts.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.

Republican Gov. Jim Justice said he does “not think we are on the threshold of moving in that direction today,” but, he added, “we’ve all got to be smart enough to be open-minded.”