The decision was made to align with recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Credit: Shutterstock A window sign requiring face masks to be worn at a business in Grove City, Ohio on Aug. 1, 2020. Author: Emily Oliver Updated: 6:53 PM EDT May 24, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Franklin County Board of Health has voted on Monday to rescind the county's mask order. The decision was made to align with recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and follows an announcement from Governor Mike DeWine earlier this month stating health orders will officially lift next week. Under the amended order, Ohioans statewide will no longer be required to wear masks and social distance in public beginning June 2.