Only about 2 % of Americans live in counties with high Covi-19 levels--CDC

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Fri, 2022-03-11 09:51 — mike kraft

Only 2% of Americans now live in counties with high Covid-19 levels Just 2% of the United States population -- about 7 million people -- lives in a county where the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends universal indoor masking, according to the latest Covid-19 community level data. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

(CNN) Just 2% of the United States population -- about 7 million people -- lives in a county where the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends universal indoor masking, according to the latest Covid-19 community level data, updated by the CDC on Thursday.

This is 16 million fewer people than just last week, when about 7% of the US population lived in a county considered to have a "high" community level. Two weeks ago, when the CDC first released the new metrics, about 28% of the US population lived in a county considered to have a high community level.

According to Thursday's update, nearly 73% of the US population now lives in a county considered to have a "low" community level, where there is no recommendation for masking.

The remaining 21% live in a county considered to have a "medium" community level, where the CDC recommends that immunocompromised people and those at high risk for severe disease consider taking extra precautions against Covid-19.

This data "can help counties make informed decisions and take appropriate public health actions," the CDC said in a statement. ...

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