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Vermont business owner seeks new trial over mask mandate
April 14, 2021
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NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) A Vermont business owner is seeking a new trial in his fight against the state s mask mandate during the pandemic.
Andre Desautels, the owner of Derby Port Press in Newport, was sued by the state after he refused to wear masks in his store, which offers printing services and was also a pickup spot for packages. In February, United Parcel Service Inc. severed its relationship with the store, saying it refused to comply with the company’s uniform policy, which includes wearing masks.
Police and the Vermont attorney general’s office had warned him several times to comply with the emergency orders or face fines, the Caledonian-Record reported. Desautels argued that the mask mandate was unconstitutional.
THE DAILY NUMBERS
Four Vermonters died of COVID-19 over the past day, the health department reported, bringing the stateâs death toll to 237. It was the highest single-day number of deaths since Dec. 25.
Twenty-nine Vermonters were hospitalized with the disease as of Wednesday, and four of those patients were in intensive care.
The health department reported 100 new cases of COVID-19 in Vermont, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 21,488.
All but one of Vermontâs 14 counties reported at least one new case. Chittenden County had 29; Bennington County had 15; Washington County had 11; Rutland County had nine; Orange County had seven; Caledonia and Franklin counties each had six; Orleans and Windham counties each had four; Windsor County had three; and Addison, Essex and Grand Isle counties each had two. Lamoille County had no new cases.
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