All people within the city of Cleveland will be required to wear face masks while out in public, according to an executive order signed Friday evening by Mayor Frank G. Jackson.

The measure preempts action that may have been considered by City Council, where Councilman Tony Brancatelli was intending to introduce legislation requiring the face coverings. The mayor's office cited "record-high" numbers of new coronavirus cases in the past few days (including 84 on Thursday and 47 more on Friday) as the main reason for the decision.

"The spike in coronavirus cases across the City of Cleveland warrants the mandated use of masks," Jackson said in a statement. "If Clevelanders do not heed these critical warnings and prevention efforts, the effects will be disastrous to the economy and, most importantly, to individuals and families. No one is immune to this virus."

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