Palm Beach County's mask mandate is over, officials say May 4, 2021 at 10:11 AM EDT - Updated May 4 at 3:16 PM Palm Beach County's face mask mandate, which had been in place for more than a year to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, is over, officials announced on Tuesday. It comes after Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker told commissioners on Tuesday the county will follow the governor's lead, making Palm Beach County's facial covering ordinance obsolete. "We are going to follow the governor's order and CDC guidelines," Baker said. "The governor's order has usurped our countywide mandate." WATCH COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS: