COVID Public Mask Wearing Still Recommended- CDC

  

LABELLE, FL. -- Most Florida's counties are now on the CDC's list of "high community level" COVID-19, and mask wearing indoors in public is recommended by the CDC. 

All counties in Florida are are "high" levels according to the CDC's latest maps as of Thursday night, exceptions being rural counties Hendry, Glades, Putnam, Franklin, Calhoun, Washington, and Walton counties which have "medium" levels.

Counties in states surrounding Florida are generally a scattered mixture of low to high community 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

Community Transmission At High Levels Almost Everywhere

In contrast, what the CDC calls the "Community Transmission" levels are rated "high" for 100% of Florida counties, and 87% of the U.S. is at "high" levels, up 4.5% 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. 

To see "Community Transmission" levels click The community transmission map  

Check your county map and mask recommendations here:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Editor's note: The links above are for reader convenience, as the CDC website is not easy to search for information. The CDC pages are extremely slow loading and complicated, with many links to click to find information.