Counties In Ohio Under Mask Order

He has issued an order to have residents and visitors wear masks or face coverings in public in seven of the state s counties.

Counties in ohio under mask order. Subscribe now 99 per month. Mike dewine has revealed that the possibility of a statewide mandate at some point isn t being ruled out. Mike dewine r said tuesday he is issuing a mandatory mask order in counties experiencing high levels of coronavirus spread. Here are the seven.

Ohio governor mike dewine has taken action to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. Ohio schools will now require all students regardless of age to wear a mask while attending in person instruction with exceptions for medical and behavioral issues only said gov. The newly red counties will have a mandatory mask order. Delaware licking and union.

The mandatory mask order will apply to seven counties. Columbus ohio with more ohio counties under a mandatory mask order gov. The expanded mask order now covers ohio s most populous counties including cuyahoga franklin hamilton butler and montgomery as well as rural counties such as scioto and allen. A county reaches level 3 or red if it meets four or five indicators.

In those counties people will be required to wear masks in public spaces and outdoors when social distancing is not possible. The order will go into effect at 6 p m. Six or more indicators raises the alert to level 4 or purple. The state s coronavirus alert system has placed franklin and all counties surrounding columbus except for madison under red status and mandatory mask orders.

Richland county is one of 19 counties in ohio required to wear face masks according to gov. Dewine s mask order that goes into effect 6 p m. We re now getting a closer look at all the rules of the order. Those under the order are butler cuyahoga franklin hamilton huron montgomery and trumbull.