JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves extended the not-quite-statewide mask mandate that was set to expire Friday.
The new mask mandate is now set to run through Wednesday, February 3, at 5 p.m.
Four counties were left off the previous mandate. Of those, Reeves added Tunica and Claiborne to the list. Sharkey and Issaquena remain without a mandate.
Several counties were also removed from the mandate, meaning the following seven counties are without a mask mandate:
- Adams
- Issaquena
- Jefferson
- Lawrence
- Sharkey
- Quitman
- Wilkinson
The remaining 75 counties will remain under a mask mandate until at least February 3.
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