Mask Mandatory In Ohio

The rate of covid 19 spread in ohio.

Mask mandatory in ohio. Wearing a mask makes a huge huge difference gov. The seven impacted counties are butler cuyahoga franklin hamilton huron montgomery and trumbull. Previously only counties that were a level 3 or above on ohio s coronavirus were required to wear masks while in public and outdoors. Columbus oh a statewide mask mandate will be implemented in ohio on thursday at 6 p m.

Columbus oh a mandatory mask policy is being implemented in seven ohio counties gov. The five new positive cases raised scioto county s total to 53 total cases. Thursday residents of all counties throughout ohio over the age of 10 are now required to wear face coverings according to a new mask order put into place by gov. We break down what s happening.

Order comes with some exceptions. This comes as governor mike dewine issued a mandatory mask order for seven ohio counties. We re seeing a serious situation and we have to take action dewine said after announcing the mask order. The mandate applies to all counties in the state of ohio.

Mike dewine announced tuesday. Masks required at ohio businesses. One man with coronavirus attending church service led to infection of 91 others. Richland county is one of 19 counties in ohio required to wear face masks according to gov.

He argued that if everyone donned a mask the rate of covid 19 s spread through ohio will drop. Previous mandatory masking orders had covered only the counties that appeared red on the ohio department of health s statewide covid 19 heat map indicating very high exposure and spread within. Scioto county ema director larry mullins announced five new cases of covid 19 in scioto county. Dewine s mask order that goes into effect 6 p m.

Ohio governor mike dewine announced tuesday a statewide order that will reflect the recommendation by doctors that. Starting at 6 p m.