ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A long line of people waited outside of Dawn’s Alterations in Edgewood Friday to purchase masks in time for the new mask mandate which goes into effect for Orange County at 12:01 a.m.
Saturday.“I have one mask but it’s not reusable so I need something more,” said Vladyslav Piddunvnyi. “I thought we were already over this but, here we go.” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said he waited two days before the executive order took effect to allow people to prepare.
The mandate requires anyone living, working or visiting in Orange County to wear a face covering.The mandate comes as the number of new cases in Florida overall have increased but in Orange County new cases have reached a record high since the beginning of the.