Since late that month, the weekly average of new cases has tumbled, from approximately 9,000 to about half that number. They are among 17 states in which residents are not required to wear masks outside their homes. ADAmong the 33 states with mask requirements, those with Republican governors imposed such rules an average of 30 days later than those with Democratic chief executives. It finds that Democratic governors are about seven times as likely as their Republican counterparts to require residents to wear masks. ADIn contrast, states with high rates of death caused by the virus are twice as likely to have mask requirements than those with relatively few deaths.

Source: Washington Post September 03, 2020 21:58 UTC