Logical fallacy. The conclusion does not follow from the premises.
Infections reported can increase due to more testing, more covidiots acting irresponsibly, etc.
Infections numbers do not rise on their own due to no cause or no reason or because of ghosts, lol.. They rise because people act less safely & more foolishly.
Masks are not a "silver bullet". Like condoms & bicycle helmets they do not guarantee 100% Divine protection from all harms (STIs, death, etc) to the wearers.
Health authorities have stated that repeatedly ad nauseum. So people should know their ABC's by now. Unless one is continually tuned out & tuned into social media health "amateur hour" nonsense & the like.
The "masks don't work" & "masks don't do shit" nonsense destroyed once & forever:
https://terb.cc/xenforo/threads/why-most-masks-dont-work.726027/page-20#post-6857110