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Number of tweets/RTs from our Lt. Governor/head of the state's COVID Task Force regarding mask effectiveness in the past week: 7
New COVID cases in Utah in the past week: Over 4,000 (~60% outside SLCo, where there is no mask mandate)
Statewide mask mandates in place: 0
New COVID cases in Utah in the past week: Over 4,000 (~60% outside SLCo, where there is no mask mandate)
Statewide mask mandates in place: 0
Of Utah's 863 new cases yesterday, 541 - almost 65% - came from outside Salt Lake County. That number has been rising consistently since SLCo mandated masks. The Lt. Gov has even cited this data!
And yet. It really is remarkable, and not in a good way.
And yet. It really is remarkable, and not in a good way.
Oh sorry, one more stat from above...
Meetings of said COVID Task Force during July, as cases have spiked and hospitals teeter on the edge of capacity (we set a record for current COVID hospitalizations yesterday): 0
Meetings of said COVID Task Force during July, as cases have spiked and hospitals teeter on the edge of capacity (we set a record for current COVID hospitalizations yesterday): 0
