Analysis of the Effects of COVID-19 Mask Mandates on Hospital Resource Consumption and Mortality at the County Level

CONCLUSIONS: There was no reduction in per-population daily mortality, hospital bed, ICU bed, or ventilator occupancy of COVID-19-positive patients attributable to the implementation of a mask-wearing mandate.PMID:34480194 | PMC:PMC8395971 | DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001294
Source: Southern Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research