“There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization.”
Mandy Cohen
North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services. A news conference. Claim dated 28 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
Experts say there is a correlation between a recent dip in new coronavirus cases and the start of the state's mask mandate.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mandy Cohen (North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services) made this claim around 28 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2020, 17 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye70hHavBQI
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