Indoor Mask Mandate Issued For North Brunswick

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — North Brunswick has issued an indoor mask mandate effective Friday, Dec. 31, 6 a.m., the Township announced Thursday afternoon. The mandate will be in effect until January 31, 2022.

The mask mandate is effective in all areas of public indoor spaces including government facilities, restaurants, bars, gyms, dance studios, recreation facilities, retail stores, cafes, supermarkets, places of worship, salons, barbershops, banks, health care facilities, and other commercial establishments.

Residents, visitors and patrons of the above public facilities must wear a face mask at all times except when eating or drinking, when socially distanced at least 6 feet apart, when performing for an audience or when conducting worship services, the township said.

Children under the age of three are exempt from the mask requirements.

The mandates follow several other New Jersey towns, that have re-instituted mask mandates for any business or public building.

On Wednesday, New Jersey hit a new record with 20,483 new COVID-19 virus cases reported in one day and also 50 new deaths.

This new record is just about 5,000 more than the previous record from last week when New Jersey reported 15,482 cases. Of these new cases, there are 3,273 hospitalized and 261 on ventilators. Read More: Highest-Ever COVID Case Numbers Recorded In NJ