Mask mandate appears to be making a difference in Lincoln (NE)
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Jeffrey Robb
As Omaha debates whether and how and when to set a masking order, Lincolns mask mandate just might be working.
In the nearly three weeks since the City of Lincoln mandated masks, Lancaster Countys average daily count of new cases over seven days has dropped from 48 immediately after the order started to 29 on Friday.
The most recent daily figures are even lower. On Friday, Lancaster County added 22 new cases.
That gets Lancaster County closer to a rate at which University of Nebraska Medical Center experts advise that schools could safely consider reopening though still higher than recommended.
Jane Erickson carries grocery items out of A Street Market in Lincoln last month.
JUSTIN WAN/THE LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
Read more: https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/mask-mandate-appears-to-be-making-a-difference-in-lincoln/article_f299701b-ec76-54bf-b3c4-66e9ca9d6420.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
Omaha may pass a mask law Tuesday: https://omaha.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/omahas-emergency-mask-requirement-gains-support-but-two-council-members-want-changes/article_c60e6401-8a5f-53bf-9425-d87de69061ca.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
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