Interim Mask Mandate Now In Effect In Town of Davidson

DAVIDSON, NC — Masks are officially back in Davidson. The Town of Davidson Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday evening to put in place an interim mask mandate in all public indoor settings effective immediately as of Aug. 19 at 7 p.m.

"Even though we are fortunate that Davidson has one of the lowest infection rates in Mecklenburg County and one of the highest vaccination rates, we know that masking helps to slow the spread of COVID-19, and we see no reason to delay implementing measures that Mecklenburg County Public Health feel are necessary to best protect the entire county," Davidson Mayor Rusty Knox said in a statement following the vote.

More information about the Town of Davidson's interim mask mandate may be found here.

The interim mandate is a stopgap measure until a countywide mask mandate goes into effect Saturday, Aug. 28. The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday afternoon to reinstate a public health rule requiring face coverings in indoor public places countywide, as a similar mandate instituted by the City of Charlotte went into effect Wednesday evening.

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"We need to slow the viral transmission and community spread as much as possible," Mecklenburg Public Health Director Gibbie Harris said in a statement. "Face coverings slow the spread."

Mecklenburg County remains in the "red" zone, with COVID-19 cases jumping 87 percent in the last two weeks, Harris said during a news conference Monday.

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