As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Metro Atlanta Leaders Mixed On Requiring Masks

WABE asked metro Atlanta officials about their stance on face masks and, if they had the authority, would they require their residents to wear masks in public.

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Updated Thursday at 4:26 p.m.

As COVID-19 cases increase in Georgia, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said he is requiring residents to wear masks in public.

“Frankly and honestly, I do not believe that we have any other choice,” the mayor said during a press conference Tuesday.