93% Of US Living In High Or Substantial COVID Transmission Areas

      

LABELLE, FL. -- CDC's latest maps as of Thursday afternoon show nearly all Florida counties are at "high" COVID transmission levels, as well as counties in the Eastern and Midwest U.S..

Hendry now at "substantial" transmission rates along with Lee and Charlotte. Glades is "moderate." Collier is at"high." 

Positivity rates were 9% in Hendry last week from 162 tests performed. 24 new cases were reported. 

Hendry County data from CDC.

What the CDC calls the "Community Transmission" levels are rated "high" or "substantial" for most of Florida counties. 57% of U.S. counties are at "high" levels and 23% are at "substantial" levels. And by population, 93% of the U.S. is at high or substantial levels this 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

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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.