Augusta mayor issues executive order requiring face masks to slow COVID-19 spread
Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis issued an executive order that will require citizens to wear face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
WRDW reported Davis issued the executive order Friday.
The executive order took effect at 6 p.m. Friday and will remain in place for 30 days.
According to the latest information from the Georgia Department of Public Health, there are 1,517 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Richmond County. There have been 60 deaths.
Across the state, a record 4,484 cases have been reported in 24 hours. It’s the largest increase in confirmed cases in one day since the pandemic started.
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