FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Coronavirus cases in Arizona fell 75% after cities made masks mandatory and businesses such as bars and gyms were closed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> says.<\/p>\n Infections in the state — which had one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks over the summer — peaked after stay-at-home orders were lifted, the Washington Post<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n After an executive order banning communities from imposing mask mandates was rescinded in mid-June, most cities immediately introduced mandatory mask use in public, which affected about 85% of the state’s population.<\/p>\n The study said the number of daily new coronavirus cases stabilized about two weeks later, around the time that bars, gyms, water parks and movie theaters were closed, and the 7-day average of new cases fell 75% from July 13 to Aug. 7, the Post<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n The study was published Thursday in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/i>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n![\"MedicalNews\"](\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\")
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