Letter for Sunday, June 13, 2021

Check the data; it’s science

The author of “Let’s see the smiles” states that face masks are not effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

I’m going to keep this simple. The state of Texas has a NO MASK MANDATE! That’s right, no business or government can require the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Texas, with a population of approximately 29 million people, had a 7-day average of new cases, as reported on June 10, of 2,208.

The next-closest state was California. With a population of approximately 39 million people, it had a 7-day average of new cases at 952.

With 10 million fewer people in the state of Texas, they had a 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases of 1,256 more than California.

Bob Day, Princeville
Source: The Garden Island