Mask Mandate Returns For Public Buildings In Stratford

STRATFORD, CT—Stratford Mayor Laura Hoydick announced Thursday all staff and visitors must wear a face mask in public buildings, regardless of vaccination status.

The mask mandate goes into effect Friday, August 20. Fairfield County is now a "red zone" for transmission of COVID-19.

“As Stratford and our bordering communities continue to have increasing case rates and are now classified in the red zone, we are taking this added precaution,” Hoydick said in a post on her Facebook page.

Last week, Hoydick reinstated the requirement for everyone to wear a mask in Stratford Town Hall after two employees who work in the building tested positive for COVID-19.