Duluth, Minnetonka Join List Of Cities Requiring Face Masks In Public Indoor Spaces
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- More Minnesota cities are requiring face masks indoors. Duluth and Minnetonka join the growing list -- ordinances passed in both cities at council meetings last night.
The health department is still trying to decide whether a statewide mask mandate makes sense for Minnesota.
Gov. Tim Walz has asked the state to look at data from other areas to see if requiring masks made a big impact.
A new model from the "Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation" predicts Minnesota will average around 330 new cases of COVID-19 each day this fall. However, if wearing masks becomes more universal, the model predicts only around 50 new cases each day.
A number of other cities have had mask ordinances in effect for weeks if not months now, including both Minneapolis and St. Paul, along with Rochester, Mankato, Edina, and Winona.