Counties In Ohio Required To Wear Masks
Masks made mandatory in 7 ohio counties across ohio oh gov.
Counties in ohio required to wear masks. New counties include clermont pickaway fairfield wood lorain and summit counties. The state reported 1 170. Mike dewine announced thursday. Mike dewine announced in a wednesday afternoon news briefing.
Residents of six more counties will be required to wear face masks in public as the spiraling coronavirus pandemic continues to infect an increasing number of ohioans. The mandate applies to all counties in the state of ohio. The ohio department of health updates these county rankings every thursday. All seven counties were coded red on a color coded map to.
In those counties people will be required to wear masks in public spaces and outdoors when social distancing is not possible. Mike dewine implemented a mandatory mask policy in seven ohio counties. Masks are now required in 12 ohio counties gov. Previously only counties that were a level 3 or above on ohio s coronavirus were required to wear masks while in public and outdoors.
His new masking order will apply to. There are now 19 of the state s 88 counties designated as red that are required to wear face masks. Almost all ohioans will be required to wear masks in public spaces beginning thursday night gov. Mike dewine announced tuesday that face masks will be required in seven counties where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly.