Monroe County Now Consider ‘Substantial’ Transmission for COVID-19

Over the weekend, some new data was reported from the CDC COVID Tracker that reveals Monroe County is now considered a ‘substantial’ transmission area. The CDC COVID Tracker is found online and ​​provides an integrated, county view of key data for monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The tracker allows for the exploration of standardized data across the country. The footnotes describe each data source and the methods used for calculating the metrics. For the most complete and up-to-date data for any particular county or state, you can visit the relevant health department website.

The CDC recommends for areas like Monroe County that fully vaccinated people wear masks in public, indoor settings, in areas of substantial or high transmission. Those who are unmasked must continue to wear a mask in all areas.

Source: 13 WHAM