OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Douglas County Board of Health is planning a special meeting first thing Monday morning to discuss only one thing: a mask mandate.

The board will meet at 8 a.m. Monday, according to a release from the Douglas County Health Department on Friday afternoon.

“The meeting will feature a single agenda item — consideration of a mask mandate in the City of Omaha and Douglas County,” the release states.

Douglas County Health Director Dr. Adi Pour had alluded to the possibility of a mask mandate Thursday during a news conference with Mayor Jean Stothert.

DCHD has reported more than 100 new positive cases daily since Tuesday.

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