Health & Fitness

Free Cloth Masks To Be Distributed By Douglas County

Masks will be available at four Douglas County facilities and all county libraries. All you have to do is prove you live in Douglas County.

Douglas County will distribute washable cloth masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Douglas County will distribute washable cloth masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19. (Douglas County Government)

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Free cloth masks are being made available to at various government buildings to Douglas County residents.

Douglas County Commission Chair Romona Jackson Jones announced Thursday that 20,000 masks provided by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will be distributed “to reduce the spread of coronavirus in Douglas County.”

Masks will be available at the Douglas County Courthouse, the Connect Douglas Transportation Center, the Boundary Aquatic Center, Deer Lick Park Recreation Center and all county libraries while supplies last.

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Earlier this month, GEMA released 3 million cloth face coverings to 39 county emergency management agencies throughout the state.

The cloth face coverings are washable and reusable. Those receiving a mask must prove they live in Douglas County.

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