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Mississippi governor expands mask mandate to most counties

by Leah Willingham
| December 22, 2020 1:06 PM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves expanded his mask mandate to 78 out of 82 counties on Tuesday as the state surpassed its previous record for the highest ever number of coronavirus deaths reported in a single day.

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