Mask Mandate Still in Place in Dubuque County

Dubuque County Board of Health members are leaving the county’s mask mandate in place for now. However, they plan to vote May 19th on whether to end the mandate — meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 — before its current June 15 sunset date. At a board meeting Wednesday, board members acknowledged the progress the county has made during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic since November 2020, when the mandate that people wear face coverings in public went into effect.