St. Louis County official insists mask order remains

St. Louis County’s top elected official insists that a mask mandate remains in place, even though the county commission voted to overturn it. 

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Wednesday that the mask order that took effect countywide on Monday is valid, despite the County Council voting 5-2 on Tuesday to end it. 

Across the state, meanwhile, Kansas City is preparing to issue its own order in an effort to stem a rise in COVID-19 cases that is straining hospitals. 

The St. Louis County mandate and one issued for the city of St. Louis led Missouri’s Republican attorney general to sue in an effort to stop them.