(KUTV) — Gov. Gary Herbert approved Logan City's request to require face coverings in public to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
The Utah Department of Health posted the announcement on Twitter on Thursday.
Logan is the second city to require masks. Springdale's mandate was approved by the governor at the beginning of July. Masks are also required in public in Salt Lake, Summit and Grand counties. A statewide mask mandate has not been issued.
Public health officials have asked people across the world to wear masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
A recent report from Brigham Young University shows that while previous studies went back and forth about the effectiveness of face masks, new data indicates they unquestionably do reduce the spread of coronavirus.
Cloth masks alone can stop 90% or more of the respiratory droplets blamed for new infections, according to the study.
Newly released data collected by the Summit County Health Department and the Utah Department of Health indicates a downward trend of COVID-19 cases in Summit County, which used to be one of Utah's coronavirus hot spots. The decline correlates with the adoption of the county's mandatory face-covering order, which was put into effect on June 26, according to a news release published on Wednesday.
Salt Lake County also reported a slight drop in cases since its mask mandate went into effect on June 26.
Gov. Gary Herbert, along with state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn and Superintendent Sydnee Dickson, will speak about the pandemic at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. KUTV will stream it live on our website and Facebook page.
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