Mask Mandate Effectiveness

How Minnesota is faring

50s winds: light & variable it's been a little more than three weeks since the statewide mask mandate went into effect in minnesota.

Kimt news three's calyn thompson joins us live after checking in with state health officials to see how the exective order is working?xxx amy ?

"* you won't go too far in minnesota without seeing someone wearing a mask.

They're required in all indoor bsuinesses and public indoor spaces.

Right now ?

"* minnesota health officials are reporting more than 65?

"* thousand positive cases of covid?

"*19.

They says it's hard to pin down to which intervention has which effect... but think it's good news that cases seem to be stabilizing given the timing of the mask the fact that we've seen stabilization in our cases and even a trend downward certainly coincides in time with what we would expect to see from the mask mandate.

The mask mandate remains in effect until the peacetime emergency ends in minnesota.

Live in rochester, calyn thompson, kimt minnesotans who fail to comply with the mask mandate may receive a petty misdemeanor citation and a fine of up to 100 dollars.///