Mayor Michael Hancock and local health officials will provide an update at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
DENVER — A day after new mask mandates were put in the place for parts of the metro area, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and local health officials are scheduled to provide an update on the city and region’s response to COVID-19.
Hancock will be joined by Denver Department of Public Health’s (DDPHE) Executive Director, Bob McDonald, and other regional health directors.
The news conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. from Denver’s City and County Building.
>Video above: JeffCo, Tri-County Health approve mask mandates for indoor public spaces.
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The news conference comes a day after health departments for three other metro area counties approved indoor mask mandates in an attempt to slow the positivity rate of COVID cases.
The Jefferson County Board of Health passed a public health order Monday evening that requires masks in public indoor spaces for those 3 years old and older.
McDonald said during the Jefferson County Board of Health meeting that Denver will be “announcing some things in the coming days.”
The Tri-County Health Department (TCHD), which covers Arapahoe and Adams counties, passed a similar measure shortly after the Jefferson County vote. That order applies to people 2 years and older.
TCHD’s order does not apply to Douglas County which opted to leave the health department earlier this year and form its own health board.
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