Counties to remain in current phases; Inslee to sign 'No Mask, No Service' mandate
Gov. Inslee said on Thursday he will sign a statewide mandate by Tuesday that prohibits businesses from serving customers without masks.
This is already a mandate in Yakima County, which is reporting more than 7,000 cases of coronavirus. The new mandate expands on a previous statewide mask or face coverings initiative that Inslee announced on June 10.
The governor said the new mandate is a result of increasing cases of COVID-19 across Washington state. The infections per day peaked in April, decreased in April and May, started increasing again in June, and now is back up to the peak.
He recognized that Washingtonians took painful steps early to knock the virus down, but to take further steps we have to drive down the rate of infection, and that involves wearing more masks.
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