Mask Mandate

COVID-19 cases are as low as they have been since July of 2021. All states have now announced they will lift indoor mask mandates and cities, school districts and businesses are following suit. We take a look at where we are in the pandemic and where things go from here.

Starting at 6 p.m. Friday, March 11, masks will be optional in most indoor spaces on The Ohio State University campuses, including residence halls, dining facilities, classrooms, offices and the Ohio Union.

Columbus City Council voted Monday to rescind the city’s mask mandate, nearly six months after it went into effect.

Beginning Tuesday, March 8, the school district will lift its mask mandate, making wearing face masks in CCS buildings and busses optional.

Columbus Public Health announced today that it is recommending that the mask requirement in Columbus and Worthington end on March 7.

The Bexley City Council has dropped the city's mask mandate, effectively immediately. Two more Central Ohio school districts are making similar moves.

Columbus business groups say it’s time to end COVID-19 restrictions in the city.

City leaders from Columbus, Bexley, Whitehall, and Worthington are considering lifting mask requirements in the next few weeks.

Starting Monday, Olentangy students no longer have to mask up in the classroom.

The Columbus mayor's office will not end the city's mask mandate until community transmission declines further.