Mississippi Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs (Image: Screenshot) With the rise of COVID-19 cases in the state, a Mississippi health official is placing the blame on White people defying the social distance rules by not wearing masks, according to CNN . Dr. Thomas Dobbs said that at a press conference earlier this month, to highlight the rising number of coronavirus case–and the increasingly bleak outlook. Dobbs posited that since many of the state’s White communities weren’t hit as hard during the first wave of COVID-19 infections over the summer, they may not have adopted preventative measures such as wearing face masks and social distancing. “As far as the case trends, we have had really pretty good uptake by a lot of folks in the Black community with masking and social distancing,” state health officer Dobbs had told reporters on October 16, when asked about an uptick in White cases. “We’ve worked very aggressively to make sure that the Black community understands where the risks are and what can be done to prevent that. “And I just will say … I think big parts of the White community, especially in areas that maybe weren’t as hard-affected (previously), have not been […]

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