Aug 11, 2021 - Health
Oregon the latest state to resume indoor mask mandate as COVID surges
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown during a 2019 Axios News Shapers event in Washington, D.C. Photo Shannon Finney/Getty Images
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) will resume a statewide indoor mask mandate for all residents, regardless of their vaccination status, to combat a rise in COVID-19 cases, her office announced Tuesday.
The big picture: Oregon is the third state, after Hawaii and Louisiana, to require residents who are fully vaccinated against the virus to wear masks.
- Oregon, which has recorded some of the lowest numbers of cases and deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S., has seen its daily average of 110 a month ago rise to 1,180, the New York Times notes.
What to watch: The state will also require state agency workers to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, or earlier if a vaccine receives federal approval.
- Brown will formally announce the measures on Wednesday.