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Alabama’s mandatory mask-wearing order extended through March 5

Alabama's governor extended Alabama’s Safer at Home and mandatory mask-wearing order through March 5.

Posted: Jan 21, 2021 11:18 AM

Updated: Jan 21, 2021 7:57 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle, Alexis Jones

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVA) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday she is extending Alabama’s Safer at Home and mandatory mask-wearing ordering through 5 p.m. on March 5, WAAY-TV reported.

This means masks are required in public when interacting within 6 feet with people of another household, subject to certain exceptions.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey during a mask mandate briefing on Jan. 21, 2021.

Open this link to read the full order.

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Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 293542

Reported Deaths: 6638

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	19601	229
Hinds	18712	386
Harrison	16569	277
Rankin	12637	263
Jackson	12483	219
Lee	9671	160
Madison	9420	196
Jones	7914	146
Forrest	7159	136
Lauderdale	6798	226
Lowndes	6014	137
Lamar	5858	80
Lafayette	5716	113
Washington	5182	129
Bolivar	4599	121
Oktibbeha	4403	91
Panola	4283	92
Pearl River	4138	128
Warren	4122	113
Pontotoc	4080	68
Marshall	4003	92
Monroe	3981	126
Union	3936	73
Neshoba	3777	167
Lincoln	3491	100
Hancock	3416	74
Leflore	3363	118
Sunflower	3173	85
Tate	3015	74
Pike	2991	93
Scott	2928	68
Alcorn	2907	60
Itawamba	2890	72
Yazoo	2849	62
Coahoma	2763	67
Tippah	2761	65
Copiah	2760	57
Simpson	2727	78
Prentiss	2688	58
Leake	2521	71
Marion	2515	78
Wayne	2515	41
Covington	2482	78
Grenada	2462	77
Adams	2333	77
George	2311	45
Newton	2263	52
Winston	2213	75
Jasper	2127	44
Tishomingo	2119	65
Attala	2063	69
Chickasaw	2008	51
Holmes	1817	70
Clay	1782	50
Stone	1718	29
Tallahatchie	1700	39
Clarke	1689	71
Calhoun	1571	28
Smith	1524	31
Yalobusha	1435	36
Greene	1272	33
Walthall	1236	40
Noxubee	1228	29
Perry	1214	34
Montgomery	1213	38
Lawrence	1195	21
Carroll	1179	23
Amite	1109	32
Webster	1100	30
Jefferson Davis	1012	31
Tunica	988	23
Claiborne	979	29
Benton	933	24
Humphreys	924	27
Kemper	896	23
Quitman	771	14
Franklin	756	19
Choctaw	695	16
Wilkinson	622	26
Jefferson	619	27
Sharkey	488	17
Issaquena	167	6
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Cases: 491849

Reported Deaths: 9869

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Jefferson	70764	1366
Mobile	35937	724
Madison	32307	450
Tuscaloosa	24024	410
Montgomery	22502	499
Shelby	21848	214
Baldwin	19698	277
Lee	14926	151
Morgan	13624	251
Calhoun	13202	285
Etowah	13154	319
Marshall	11243	208
Houston	10058	259
Limestone	9348	134
Elmore	9345	182
Cullman	8879	179
St. Clair	8799	221
Lauderdale	8588	210
DeKalb	8436	174
Talladega	7500	163
Walker	6509	251
Jackson	6483	102
Autauga	6228	90
Blount	6084	125
Colbert	6004	118
Coffee	5235	102
Dale	4627	106
Russell	4029	30
Franklin	3988	76
Covington	3949	106
Chilton	3862	98
Escambia	3774	72
Tallapoosa	3572	141
Clarke	3431	49
Chambers	3399	108
Dallas	3397	141
Pike	2929	72
Lawrence	2822	84
Marion	2812	95
Winston	2462	66
Bibb	2445	60
Geneva	2388	70
Marengo	2337	55
Pickens	2239	54
Barbour	2106	51
Hale	2090	68
Fayette	1999	56
Butler	1952	65
Henry	1820	41
Cherokee	1764	38
Monroe	1660	38
Randolph	1631	40
Washington	1563	34
Crenshaw	1440	54
Clay	1434	54
Macon	1416	43
Cleburne	1371	39
Lamar	1324	32
Lowndes	1307	49
Wilcox	1214	25
Bullock	1163	36
Conecuh	1065	23
Perry	1054	27
Sumter	983	31
Coosa	886	23
Greene	871	32
Choctaw	549	23
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