I suspect that getting people to stay home and out of social situations is the best way to stop the spread rather than masks. Though of course masks help, not trying to argue that. During the stay at home orders here, well less than half of people wore masks when they were out shopping for groceries and at the stores we were allowed to go to. But nearly everyone just stayed home instead of socializing. The stores that were open were just as busy as they always were, if not more so at times. Now that the stay at home orders are done, there are plenty of people acting like they can throw parties and get together with larger groups of people. These are situations where virtually no one wears masks. Or maintains distancing. It wasn't until we saw this type of gathering pick up again that we saw cases pick up. Really the only other change is outdoor seating at restaurants, which I don't think anyone has ever claimed in a huge source of spread. Now, depending on the store, I see half to 3/4s of people wearing masks. So more masks in public are being worn but cases are still going up. As much as I don't want it to be the case, I think we need to stop the socializing again and just get back to essential business. Even if "essential" is a little broader than it was before to allow almost every business to be open is some capacity. It doesn't seem to me that going to a store is a big spreader, even without masks, given what we saw during the stay at home orders. It's when people let their guard down with family or friends that I suspect we're seeing most of the spread. I know it's virtually impossible to figure out where everyone is catching it, but it would be very enlightening to get more data on it.