Masks will be mandatory if cases continue to rise

Masks will be mandatory if cases continue to rise

AN UPDATE TODAY ON THECORONAVIRUS RESPONSE.

ONEOF THE BIG QUESTIONS: WILLTULSANS BE REQUIRED TO WEARA MASK?

MAYOR G-T BYNUM SAYSIT COULD BE MANDATED SOON.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER... HAS THE LATESTFROM THE PRESS CONFERENCETODAY.

AND TELLS US WHENAND IF... THAT ORDER WILLHAPPEN.

KATIE?DR. BRUCE DART WITH THETULSA COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS HE'S GOINGTO OBSERVE COVID TRENDS FORTHE NEXT FEW DAYS.

AND IFNUMBERS CONTINUES TO RISE -MASKS WILL BE MANDATORY.DR. DART SAYS TULSA COUNTYHAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OFCORONAVIRUS CASES IN THESTATE.

LAST WEEK - MAYORBYNUM ORDERED EMPLOYEES ATBARS AND RESTAURANTS TO WEARA MASK.

DR. DART SAYSBUSINESSES CAN REFUSESERVICE TO CUSTOMERS NOTWEARING A MASK.

AND THATMASKS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BEMANDATORY - EVERYONE SHOULDALREADY WEAR ONE.DR. BRUCE DART - TULSACOUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT"I'm asking everyone todayto wear a face covering.Come together as acommunity as we have done inthe past to protect eachother in slowing thespread."THE TULSA FIRE DEPARTMENTALSO GIVING AN UPDATE -SAYING 68 MEMBERS ARECURRENTLY UNDER QUARANTINE.WITH 17 OF THOSE TESTINGPOSITIVE.NO ONE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZEDAND NO OPERATIONS AREIMPACTED.COMING UP AT 6 - WHAT MAYORBYNUM SAYS ABOUT HOSPITALCAPACITY.

AND CHALLENGESWITH A POTENTIAL MASKMANDATE.

LIVE IN TULSA,KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.WITH CORONAVIRUS CASESSURGING IN HO