Face mask mandates were issued in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana and Montana within the last week, CNN reports.
30 states with mask mandates, as of July 22:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
In Texas, Ohio and Mississippi, masks are mandated in certain counties, according to NPR.
Meanwhile, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp filed a lawsuit July 16 to block Atlanta's mask mandate, according to The Washington Post. The suit alleges Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms does not have the authority to issue a mask requirement and must follow the governor's executive orders. The suit comes a day after Mr. Kemp issued an executive order rescinding local mask mandates in more than a dozen jurisdictions in the state.