Health Officials Call On Mississippi Governor To Implement Statewide Mask Mandate
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is taking a county-by-county approach. Dr. LouAnn Woodward of the University of Mississippi supports a statewide order and laments the politicization of mask-wearing.
Mississippi, like the rest of the U.S., is facing a spike in COVID-19 cases. In the last few days, the state's daily average case count passed 1,800, far higher than the previous peak during the summer.
But while the state had a in place during August and September, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has resisted reinstating it for the
