SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The rate of people being hospitalized for COVID-19 in Spokane has doubled in the past week, and the state’s second-largest city is “”on the edge of a cliff”, according to Gov. Inslee.

Inslee met with civic leaders yesterday on the Spokane campus of Washington State University.

His visit drew a small crowd of protesters against his administration’s proclamation earlier this week requiring people to wear masks.

Inslee, who wore a mask during his press conference, said the way to battle the spread of the coronavirus is simple. ”You’ve just got to wear a little cloth on your face,″ Inslee said.