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Washington state to require face masks after county runs out of hospital beds
- luxurytent 6y agoOk, I'm not here to discredit mask usage because I fundamentally believe that plays an important role in fighting the virus. ... But, this article is a mess * The numbers it provides are cumulative. That doesn't really give us a sense of this uptick. * According to IHME[1] infection counts across Washington haven't spiked, they have been constant throughout! (With a slight dip in April but the data is spikey) * This Yakima county has a small population (~230,000) and it's not clear how much beds they actually have. My guess, very little. Anyways, masks are good. Wear a mask. [1] https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/washington https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/wash...