Effective Friday, October 8, 2021, at 12:01 a.m., Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing Face Covering Emergency Order #3, which may be viewed in its entirety at https://publichealthmdc.com/documents/2021-10-04_Order_19.pdf. No changes were made to the existing face covering order, which requires that everyone age 2 and older wear a face covering or mask when in any enclosed building, where other people, except for members of the person’s own household or living unit, could be present.

The rate of cases in Dane County has risen rapidly since the Delta variant became dominant. On...