Hendry, Glades, Collier, Lee Now At "Low" COVID Levels

  

 LABELLE, FL. -- The number of Florida counties on the CDC's list of "high community level" for COVID-19 is decreasing, and mask wearing indoors in public is recommended by the CDC in those high level counties. 

CDC's latest maps as of Thursday afternoon show Hendry, Glades, Collier and Lee are at "low" levels and other South Florida counties  have "medium" or "high" levels.

Hendry County is now at LOW levels after being at HIGH levels for seven in a row previous weeks Positivity rates were 19% in Hendry last week from 193 tests performed. Click for Hendry County data from CDC.

The CDC recommends for low level counties to  wear a mask on public transportation. You may choose to wear a mask at any time as an additional precaution to protect yourself and others.

Counties in states surrounding Florida are generally a scattered mixture of low to high community levels, including all of eastern U.S.

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 Still At High Levels Almost Everywhere

In contrast, what the CDC calls the "Community Transmission" levels are rated "high" for nearly all of Florida counties with the exception of three rural counties, and 83% 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.