LABELLE, FL. -- The number of Florida counties on the CDC's list of "low community level" for COVID-19 is increasing while transmission rates are climbing to "high" or "substantial" levels around the state and country and hospitalization rates and case rates are climbing.
CDC's latest maps as of Thursday afternoon show most of Florida counties are at "low" levels along with a few at "medium" levels.
Hendry County is now at "low" community levels but transmission rates are at "substantial" levels. Positivity rates were 7% in Hendry last week from 145 tests performed. 39 new cases were reported. 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 medium community levels.
Community Transmission Climbing - High This Week In More Than 72% Of U.S.
In contrast, what the CDC calls the "Community Transmission" levels are rated "moderate" or "substantial" for more more than half of Florida counties, and 72% of the U.S. is at "high" level and 18% at "substantial." Hendry is at "substantial" and Lee county is at "high" and Glades, Charlotte and Collier are at also at"high." 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
#YourTaskWearAMask
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.
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