Allen County not mandating masks right now

Allen County not mandating masks right now

One new case.

Lagrange is one of the few counties in indiana to mandate wearing face masks..

With them being in close proximity to allen county..the question is will allen county follow suit?

Fox 55'sjentill neal talked to local leaders on if mandating masks is something we could see soon.

Jentill?

Hunter if you walk into any store or restaurant in allen coune likely to see few if any customers wearing a mask.

Many cities across the country are starting to mandate it - even some close by - but allen county leaders tell not on t now it the table.?

Lagrange and st.

Joesph's counties are following in the footsteps of cities across the country by mandating masks to help curb the spread of covid-19.allen county is not planning to join them at this point.>00:01:08-00:01:17 "currently we aren't having the discussion of making that a mandate in the broader county because enforcing it would be very difficult for us to manage there."cities in florida, arizona, california, and michigan are introducing new requirements.

However, allen county is trying to make sure things do not have to get to that point.>"we are looking to work with community partners and develope better ways to get that messaging out to the broader community."fort wayne city councilman tom didier says even though the city has not discussed it, he doesn't think a mask mandate is something needed right now.> 16:22:48-16:23:13"we don't seem to be spiking like the some of the other counties around.

I think it's the overall basis of we just need to continue to practice social distancing, practicing washing our hands, and wearing masks where needed."

Allen county has now reached 102 deaths with 2,529 confirmed cases.reporting live jentill neal... fox 55 news.