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Mississippi Gov Adds 13 Counties to Mask Mandate in Lieu of Statewide Order

Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called on him to do so. During a press briefing, the Republican …

Mississippi Governor Adds 10 Counties to Mask Mandate

Starting Monday, people are required to wear masks in public in 23 out of 82 counties in Mississippi, per a new executive order by Gov. Tate Reeves. “COVID-19 is spreading and killing in our state. It’s not a hypothetical – …

Mississippi Mandates Masks in Parts of State as it Sees ‘Worst’ of COVID-19 Spread

A mask mandate and other restrictions took effect Monday in 13 of Mississippi’s 82 counties as the state continues to see a rapid increase in cases of the new coronavirus, including a steady rise in hospital patients. “This is the …