Cayce City Council unanimously adopted an updated face covering ordinance at the Aug. 19 meeting.

Recent reports have shown that wearing a mask in public has decreased the chances of transferring the covid-19 virus.

A DHEC study showed 46.3% greater decrease in the total number of cases during the 4 weeks after the requirements were implemented.

City Council added the provisions from the SC Department of Education and Superintendent Molly Spearman’s mandate for face coverings on buses and in public school facilities.

Cayce is the first to include the SCDOE mandate language in their face covering requirements for schools.