Post by sagobob on Jun 12, 2020 7:20:09 GMT -8
Copied from an article in todays (06/12/20) LA Times.
…."The dispute over the requirement (to wear a mask) has unfolded as number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to rise in Orange County.
Last week Orange County reported 1,179 new coronavirus infections - a weekly record in the course of the pandemic and up 22% from the previous week, according to a Times analysis.
Hospitalizations are up 34% from a month ago. Last week there were an average of nearly 400 people in hospitals in Orange County daily for confirmed or suspected coronavirus infection: a month ago it was nearly 300.
And last week, Orange County recorded 30 coronavirus deaths the second-highest weekly death toll. As of Thursday (the 11th of June), there were a total of 7,987 confirmed cases and 202 deaths in Orange County."
Orange County's public health officer, who issued the order mandating the wearing of masks in public resigned after weeks of attacks, including a death threat. Her replacement is now under fire, from both the public and elected officials, including a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. As a result the mandatory order has been rescinded.
Pogo was right, "we has met the enemy and he is (some of) us".
…."The dispute over the requirement (to wear a mask) has unfolded as number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to rise in Orange County.
Last week Orange County reported 1,179 new coronavirus infections - a weekly record in the course of the pandemic and up 22% from the previous week, according to a Times analysis.
Hospitalizations are up 34% from a month ago. Last week there were an average of nearly 400 people in hospitals in Orange County daily for confirmed or suspected coronavirus infection: a month ago it was nearly 300.
And last week, Orange County recorded 30 coronavirus deaths the second-highest weekly death toll. As of Thursday (the 11th of June), there were a total of 7,987 confirmed cases and 202 deaths in Orange County."
Orange County's public health officer, who issued the order mandating the wearing of masks in public resigned after weeks of attacks, including a death threat. Her replacement is now under fire, from both the public and elected officials, including a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. As a result the mandatory order has been rescinded.
Pogo was right, "we has met the enemy and he is (some of) us".
