Fig. 3.

Linear increase in the total infections following the initial sub-exponential growth; (a-f) For states without mandated face covering, a – CA, b –FL, c – GA, d – OH, e –TX, and f –VA, (g-o) for states with mandated face covering, g – CT, h – MA, i – MI, j – NJ, k – NY, l – PA, m – IL, n – LA, and o – MD. The dates cover the range from the end of the sub-exponential growth period (in Fig. 2) to 18 May for a-f or to the onset of mandated face covering for g-o.