ORLANDO, Fla. – Anyone in Orange County, including within the city limits of Orlando, will be required to wear a face mask beginning this Saturday while out in public under a new mandate by Mayor Jerry Demings.The county-wide executive order comes as Orange County, along with the rest of Florida, reported a record number of new coronavirus infections Thursday.
The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported 3,207 new cases of COVID-19, as well as 43 new deaths.[RELATED: Here’s everything you need to know about wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic | Florida health officer wants people to wear a mask when going to a bar]Under Demings’ order, “every person working, living, visiting or doing business in Orange County,” will be.