All counties in Central and Southern Florida are are "high" levels according to the CDC's latest statistics as of Thursday night, exceptions being Hendry, Glades, and Highlands counties which have "medium" levels.
States surrounding Florida and SW states are generally still at low to medium community levels with scattered high levels.
The CDC recommends for counties with "high" levels the following:
Wear a mask indoors in public
Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines
Get tested if you have symptoms
Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness
Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines
Get tested if you have symptoms
Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness
In contrast what the CDC calls the "Community Transmission" levels are rated "high" for 100% of Florida counties, while 82% of the U.S. is at high levels, up 1% since last week. High Transmission Level is defined as new cases per 100,000 persons in the past 7 days of 100 or more OR Percentage of positive NAATs tests during the past 7 day at 10% or more.
See "Community Transmission" levels click The community transmission map
Editor's note: The links above are for reader convenience as the CDC website is not easy to search for information, as the pages are extremely slow loading and complicated, with many links to click to find information.
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