As Cases Rise Fast, Mississippi Governor Mandates Masks And Delays Start Of School
Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that masks will be mandatory statewide for two weeks, and school districts in eight hard-hit counties must delay their in-person reopening until August 17.
With Mississippi on track to become the number-one state for new coronavirus infections per capita, Gov. Tate Reeves is implementing a temporary mask mandate and delaying the reopening of schools in certain counties.
Reeves announced the new measures at a press conference on Tuesday.
"We know that with this virus, times change every single day," he said. "The data changes, the situation changes, and we've got to be prepared to change as well."
Reeves issued a statewide mandate requiring people
