Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue. For weeks, much of upstate New York has been in the high-alert orange zone,