Masks going to Jackson, Hinds County residents

Free masks were given out to Jackson and Hinds County residents.

TO EVERY RESIDENT IN THE CITY.THE HINDS COUNTY BOARD OFSUPERVISORGAVE THE MASKS TO CITY LEADERS.CURRENTLY HINDS COUNTY LEADS THESTATE WITH 1,035 CONFIRMEDCASES... ONCE AGAIN WE ARE NOT OUT OF THEWOODS YET.

THE NUMBERSHAVE NOT INDICATED WE ARE PASTTHE CORONAVIRUS...INTHE NUMBERS....THE MASK DISTRIBUTION WILL BEGINTOMORROWAT SYKES COMMUNITY CENTER..THURSDAY MASK WILL BEDISTRIBUTED ATWESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER ANDTHE OLDFRED'S PARKING LOT ON OLD CANTONROAD..OTHER MASK DISTRIBUTION DATESARELISTED HERE ON YOUR SCREEN.

ALSO IN HINDS COUNTY -- THECLINTON FIRE DEPARTMENT PASSINGOUT N-95 MASK TOCLINTON RESIDENTS..THIS IS AT TRACEWAY PARK.FIRE FIGHTERS SAY THE CITYRECEIVED 20,000MASKS FROM MEMA... AND THE STATEHEALTHDEPARTMENT.SINCE SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED--ONLY PEOPLEOR OLDER COULD RECIEVE A MASK.

"WE'RE NOT MOVING AS FAST AS THEOTHERS AND WE'RE ABLE TO GETTHE DISEASE A LITTLE BIT QUICKERSO WE NEED TO HAVE THAT.

WENEED TO BE CONSIDERED FIRST."PROOF OF CLINTON RESIDENCY ISREQUIREDTO RECEIVE A MASK..IF THERE'S ANY LEFT..

THE FIREDEPARTMENT WILL BE PASSING OUTMASKS TOMORROW TOPEOPLE 60 YEARS AND OLDER.THURSDAY ALL AGE GROUPS CANRECEIVEMASKS.

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