Coronavirus cases continue to spike in Polk County. As of June 25, 2020, Lakeland has surpassed the 1,000 cases threshold, and Polk County alone is nearing 100 total deaths thus far. Information provided to us by our public health officials is cause to believe we may be headed toward a second shutdown if we’re unable to halt the spread of this infectious disease.
To Love Lakeland is to love your fellow Lakelander. In an effort to mitigate viral spread in our community, it’s time for us to #MaskUpLKLD! When you wear a mask, you’re not just protecting yourself and your loved ones, but the community at large. By wearing a mask, you’re putting your child, your neighbor and your friends first.
In addition to wearing a face covering, please follow these general recommendations to help prevent the spread of COVID-19:
To our modern-day heroes: Save your capes for later and wear a mask today!
Should I wear a mask?
I don’t have a mask. Where can I get one?
LoveLakeland is working with LPD to get masks into the areas of greatest need. We are working diligently to find more masks so that we can establish distribution points throughout the city to make more masks available! If you’d like to partner with LoveLakeland to make this possible, please click here to make a donation, or donate masks!
Will I receive a fine for not wearing a mask?
Can I wear a mask I made?
I want to support the campaign. How can I help?
It’s individuals like you that make our city great. There are a number of ways that you can support #MaskUpLKLD! To start, you can navigate to our media kit by clicking here that can be used on your social media channels. Ultimately, the greatest thing you can do for our city at this time is to wear a mask every time you’re in public to show that you care about our city and your fellow person.
I’d like to make a donation to #MaskUpLKLD! Where can I do that?
How do you wear face masks?
According to the CDC, cloth face coverings should:
What is social distancing?
How do you social distance in public spaces?
According to the CDC, if you need to shop for food or medicine at the grocery store or pharmacy, try to stay at least 6 feet away from others. Also consider these options:
Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face covering when around others, including when you have to go out in public, for example to the grocery store.
This advice applies to people of any age, including teens and younger adults. Children should not have in-person playdates while school is out. To help maintain social connections while social distancing, learn tips to keep children healthy while school’s out.
For every $2,000 we raise, we can distribute 1,000 masks into the community.
Looking for masks to keep at your business? Click here.
Recent studies have revealed that COVID-19 mainly spreads through person-to-person transmission in the form of respiratory droplets produced when infected individuals cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of nearby persons, or they may be inhaled. Reports and studies on infection control state that these droplets usually travel around 6 feet (or two arms’ lengths).
Share your #MaskUpLakeland photos with us at hello@lovelakeland.com.
Recent studies have revealed that COVID-19 spreads through person-to-person transmission in the form of respiratory droplets produced when infected individuals cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of nearby persons, or they may be inhaled. Reports and studies on infection control state that these droplets usually travel around 6 feet (or two arms’ lengths). To effectively combat this infectious disease, let’s #MaskUpLKLD!
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