Hi, my name is Nia Henry and I have lived in the state of Florida for most of my life. Due to the recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in Florida, it is a very serious concern of mine and my peers that wearing a mask in public places is not yet mandatory in the state of Florida. According to the CDC, in the past 7 days, there has been an increase of about 60,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Florida. According to the CDC, it is recommended that people wear some sort of face-covering when going into public places to lower the chances of transmission. Along with effective social distancing measures, our case numbers could go down exponentially, but wearing a mask is the first step to combating this virus and going back to some sort of normalcy.  So for the sake of our fellow Floridians and in honor of the 4,000 who have passed from the virus, please sign the petition and share it to as many people as possible! Thank you!