The Mississippi Department of Health reported 2,094 cases of COVID-19 on Friday and eight COVID-related deaths.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials reported that the Delta variant continues to serve as the primary spreader of COVID-19 across the United States, with the strain accounting for at least 93 percent of all sequenced cases, as outlined in recent CDC estimates.
Mississippi Republican Governor Tate Reeves prioritizes"freedom" of choice when it comes to a COVID mask mandate. Above, he delivers a televised address prior to signing a bill retiring the last state flag in the United States with the Confederate battle emblem, at the Governor's Mansion on June 30, 2020, in Jackson, Mississippi.
Republican Governor Tate Reeves said during a press conference last week that the federal recommendation to wear masks indoors was"foolish" and"harmful." He said the order"has nothing to do with rational science."The CDC reports that wearing a mask indoors"maximizes" protection against the Delta variant and helps to prevent spreading the virus to others.
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