Friday, April 9, 2021
BRANDON HUTCHESON
On Friday afternoon, April 9, Dyer County Mayor Chris Young announced the county-wide mask mandate, originally set to expire on April 28, will expire at 12 a.m. (midnight) tonight.
According to the mayor, the deciding factors leading to removal of the mandate were due to the number of the Dyer County population who has been vaccinated, as well as the decrease in active cases and hospitalizations.
Dyer County is approaching 33 percent of our population being vaccinated with at least one shot as of today [Friday]. Our active cases are now at 27, much less than it has been for months (Nov. 26, 2020 265 active; Feb. 13, 2021 108 active), said Young. Hospitalizations are down and treatment is now available at our local hospital to avoid serious and most life-threatening infections if someone is diagnosed with coronavirus. I waited to see if Spring Break would have a negative impact on us and fortunately it had very little.
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