Adams County is now included in the governor’s mask mandate for more Mississippi counties as COVID is “all around us right now.”
While Adams County and Natchez already have a locally imposed requirement for people to wear face coverings in public places where people gather, Gov. Tate Reeves’ mandate points to how alarmingly widespread he sees the coronavirus has become.
“I hope that people believe me when I say this is a time when the virus is extremely present,” Reeves said Tuesday. “It is all around us right now, more than almost any time before. Please continue to be careful and safeguard yourself and your loved ones.”
The state Department of Health reported Tuesday that 52 Adams County residents have died from the respiratory disease that has infected 1,447 people since March. The number of deaths has risen by seven in the past month while the number of cases spiked by 325.
Below is the governor’s press release announcing the extension of the state mask mandate to Adams and 12 other counties:
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced 13 additional counties that have qualified and met certain requirements to be placed under mask mandates with his “Safe Recovery” executive order that is in effect until December 11.
Those additional counties are: Adams, Amite, Coahoma, Franklin, Jefferson, Kemper, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Quitman, Scott, Sunflower, and Washington. 54 of Mississippi’s 82 counties are now under mask mandates.
“I hope that people believe me when I say this is a time when the virus is extremely present,” Governor Reeves said. “It is all around us right now, more than almost any time before. Please continue to be careful and safeguard yourself and your loved ones
Those additional counties are: Adams, Amite, Coahoma, Franklin, Jefferson, Kemper, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Quitman, Scott, Sunflower, and Washington. 54 of Mississippi’s 82 counties are now under mask mandates.
“I hope that people believe me when I say this is a time when the virus is extremely present,” Governor Reeves said. “It is all around us right now, more than almost any time before. Please continue to be careful and safeguard yourself and your loved ones
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