Cape County commissioner expands on rationale for 'controversial' mask order

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 ~ Updated 10:39 PM

A sharp uptick in active coronavirus cases during the second week of July helped prompt the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center to issue “a somewhat controversial” universal face-covering order July 13, Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy said in remarks to Jackson Rotary on Tuesday.

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