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Governor requires masks for residents of 7 hard-hit counties

by Report for America/Associated Press
| July 7, 2020 2:03 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Residents of seven Ohio counties will be mandated to wear a mask when out in public, Gov. Mike DeWine announced during a briefing Tuesday as the number of hospitalizations from COVID-19 reached the highest count in at least 21 days.

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