Ohio鈥檚 governor says an order requiring masks to be worn in public may include 鈥渁 lot more counties鈥� next week as COVID-19 continues to spread in the state.
Gov. Mike DeWine said on NBC鈥檚 鈥淢eet the Press鈥� on Sunday that he is still considering a statewide mask mandate.
TODAY: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) tells that his state is 鈥済oing the wrong way鈥� on COVID infections and 鈥渨ould not rule out going state-wide鈥� with a mask mandate. : 鈥淵ou wear the mask for other people. You wear the mask to protect your grandmother.鈥�
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress)
On Thursday, the Republican governor ordered Ohio residents in 19 counties, including almost 60% of the population, to wear a mask in public.
DeWine said the increase in COVID-19 is occurring in bars, churches and out-of-state travel.
鈥淏ut a lot of it, frankly, is just people in casual settings, 20, 30, 40, 50 people gathering together," DeWine says.
Last Friday, DeWine vetoed a bill from the Ohio legislature that would have lowered the fines and eliminated jail time for violating health orders.
