COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REINFORCES NEED TO WEAR MASKS

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Indiana, edging closer to 60,000 confirmed cases. The Floyd County Health Department confirmed today that even with current mitigating measures, we are still seeing an increase in cases. In late March, Mayor Gahan urged residents to take additional precautions to protect themselves from the spread of COVID-19 by wearing simple, made from home masks, and now, state and county officials are following suit and mandating masks for residents. Additionally, last Thursday, the New Albany City Council unanimously passed a resolution encouraging the use of face masks.

Yesterday, Governor Holcomb issued a statewide mask mandate that will go into effect on Monday, July 27. Today, the local health department went one step further and mandated that mask wearing begin on Friday, July 24th and remain in effect for six weeks (until September 11, 2020).

We must all do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19, and mask wearing is an easy and effective way to protect our friends, neighbors, and loved ones.

For information regarding the state mask mandate, visit coronavirus.in.gov/maskuphoosiers

For more information regarding the local health department’s mask mandate, visit www.floydcounty.in.gov/index.php/floyd-county-government/floyd-county-indiana-health-department

For more information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the use of cloth face coverings and how they help slow the spread of COVID-19, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html