COVID In Top 3 Cause Of Death - Transmission Levels Still High

 LABELLE, FL. -- COVID is among the leading three causes of death in the U.S. after heart disease and cancer. Accidents and stroke follow COVID in yearly deaths.

About half of Florida counties are on the CDC's list of "high community level" for COVID-19, and mask wearing indoors in public is recommended by the CDC in those counties. 

Miami-Dade, Highlands and Lee county in South Florida are at "high" levels according to the CDC's latest maps as of Thursday afternoon, Glades and other South Florida counties  have "medium" levels.

Hendry County is now at MEDIUM levels after being at HIGH levels for the last seven weeks, and mask wearing is recommended in public transportation. Positivity rates were 19% in Hendry last week from 234 tests performed. Click for Hendry County data from CDC.

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 89% of the U.S. is at "high" levels. 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

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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.