Mask mandates are making a comeback as experts say we could be at the beginning of a fourth wave of COVID-19, thanks to the Delta variant.
that the White House said Friday that nearly 40% of new cases last week occurred in just three states — Florida, Texas, and Missouri.an uptick in late March and early April the possible start of a fourth wave. But if there is a new wave of COVID-19 in the U.S., how much it spreads will be the primary concern.
"There will be a fourth wave," Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum of the University of Cincinnati College of MedicineWhatever wave this constitutes, it’s clear the latest COVID-19 numbers are a sign that even with vaccines the pandemic isn’t over.
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