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DCTC And Inver Hills Issue Mask Mandates

Masks are required for everybody who is on-campus, regardless of vaccination status.

The mandate is effective Aug. 9.
The mandate is effective Aug. 9. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Both Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College are moving to a mask mandate for fall semester, effective Aug. 9.

Masks are required for everybody who is on-campus, regardless of vaccination status, the colleges both shared on Twitter.

Many companies, schools and other institutions recently announced new mask and vaccine mandates as the highly-infectious Delta Variant is causing a spike in both case numbers and hospitalizations.

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