Governor Tate Reeves has announced the extension of a mask mandate covering encompassing nearly all of the state�s 82 counties.�
The order, which was set to expire this afternoon, will now run through February 3rd at 5:00 PM.�The previous iteration of the order included 78 counties with Adams, Jefferson, Lawrence, Quitman and Wilkinson counties being removed from the list which now includes:�
Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clarke, Claiborne, Clay, Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene,�Grenada, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys,�Itawamba, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leake,�Lee, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Walthall, Warren,�Washington, Wayne,�Webster, Winston, Yalobusha and Yazoo Counties.
“It is important that we continue to take this virus seriously.� We are working on getting Mississippians vaccinated, but continue to social distance, keep gatherings small and wear your mask,” Governor Reeves said in a statement.�
Public health guidance continues to urge all Mississippians, regardless of location, to wear a mask while in public and avoid large social gatherings.�
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