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Sucha NastyWoman

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21. 75% is a lot better than what I'm seeing out here in the Cypress suburbs

Reply to CapnSteve (Reply #17)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 01:59 PM

Jun 2020

I suspect that is because a large percenatge of protestors were either people of color and/or liberals, both of whom, in my experience, tend to wear masks. Also older people.

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Texas sees record uptick in COVID-19 cases as protests continue [View all] TomCADem Jun 2020 OP

Incubation can be as little as 4-5 days, so protests could have some impact # of cases. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #1

You are right. Newest Reality Jun 2020 #2

There were reports of upticks in Wisconsin less than a week after the Republican forced primaries... RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #13

We won't have to wait til fall for that second wave. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #3

I dunno, did we finish the first wave? soothsayer Jun 2020 #5

Restaurant workers are not required to wear masks according to Texas guidelines Sucha NastyWoman Jun 2020 #8

Maybe they mean the anti lockdown protests. captain queeg Jun 2020 #4

We didn't have big anti-lockdown protests LeftInTX Jun 2020 #12

Rural counties which haven't had protest have also had upticks. herding cats Jun 2020 #6

+1 Nevilledog Jun 2020 #9

This isn't related to the protests, it's too son for that to show up Sucha NastyWoman Jun 2020 #7

About 75% Were wearing masks on Tues. CapnSteve Jun 2020 #17

75% is a lot better than what I'm seeing out here in the Cypress suburbs Sucha NastyWoman Jun 2020 #21

It's not the protests Dopers_Greed Jun 2020 #10

Many are due to prisons and meat packing plants. LeftInTX Jun 2020 #11

Thousands of people in one place at one time, chanting, masks or not, is bad. RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #14

no doubt.... stillcool Jun 2020 #18

Do any answer to Ted or Louie? Brainfodder Jun 2020 #15

This is probably just due to more opening up with Mother's Day and Memorial Day in the mix. tanyev Jun 2020 #16

It's all part of Gov. Abbot's "Let your grandparents die and get back to work peasants"... Crowman2009 Jun 2020 #19

11,837 cases in the last 7 days. Yeeee Haww Bengus81 Jun 2020 #20

I never would have expected this! tclambert Jun 2020 #22

Definitely the openings. We should see protest upticks yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #23

Reporting on the covid-19 statistics has generally been bad from the start Steelrolled Jun 2020 #24