During a press conference on Thursday, July 22nd, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a statewide mask mandate, which requires all Ohioans to wear masks whenever they are in public. The mandate went into effect last Thursday at 6pm and currently has no expiration date. Some exceptions to the order include those who are dining, exercising, participating in religious services, or those with health conditions.

The announcement comes as the state has seen an increase in virus cases, and is now confirming more than eighty-thousand cases and more than three-thousand virus deaths. Pop-up testing is expected to continue across the state this week, where 23 counties have now received “level three red” designations.

Information and resources regarding the state’s Coronavirus response can be found online at ODH.Ohio.gov with specific details and statistics found online at Coronavirus.Ohio.gov.

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According to the Ashland County Health Department, the Ohio Department of Health’s Call Center can be reached at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634). The ODH Call Center is staffed by nurses and infectious disease specialists 7 days a week from 9am until 8pm.

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