Masks In Ohio By County
Mask wearing is now required in public spaces in wood county as the county has reached level 3 or red alert on the ohio public health advisory system as of thursday.
Masks in ohio by county. We break down what s happening. Ohio county launches hotline to report people spotted without masks after several complaints or cases of serious non compliance the sheriff s department could investigate or potentially file. Cuyahoga county executive armond budish announced. An ohio county that includes the city of cleveland has established a hotline to report people who are defying state order by not wearing face masks amid the surge in coronavirus cases in the state.
This comes as governor mike dewine issued a mandatory mask order for seven ohio counties. They range in age from 15 to 81. Cases in the county have doubled over the past two weeks. Scioto county ema director larry mullins announced five new cases of covid 19 in scioto county.
So far 23 women and 18 men tested positive for the virus. Ohio s covid 19 are steadily rising. A state court in ohio has ruled that a county department of health does not have the authority to revoke food service licenses from restaurants over employee mask wearing violations. Mike dewine who detailed the new order from the ohio department of health.
A county in ohio has set up a hotline for people to report anyone not wearing masks in public amid the ongoing covid 19 pandemic as the state recorded its highest daily spike in cases yet. Masks are now required in all of ohio s red counties the new mandate was announced tuesday by gov. The ohio department of health reports the following. Ohio county government state government people or businesses violating ohio s mask order could find themselves reported to a hotline in cuyahoga county which includes cleveland.
In response to the growing number of cases many ohio cities approved mandatory masks.