{"id":1449,"date":"2021-06-22T08:28:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covidqanda.org\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2021-06-22T08:28:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:28:02","slug":"where-is-community-transmission-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/covidqanda.org\/?p=1449","title":{"rendered":"Where is community transmission high?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Question:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0We’re taking a road trip!\u00a0 Wanted to be extra careful of places with high levels of risk (gonna try and avoid them).\u00a0 Where can I find up-to-date information?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>I think the data point that you’re most interested in is “community transmission,” which tells you how high the risk of transmission is in a given community.\u00a0 CDC measures level of community transmission based on two indicators– new cases per population in the last 7 days and percent of tests that are positive in the past 7 days.\u00a0 And CDC keeps this data updated on its public website, here<\/a> (Figure 1)<\/strong>.\u00a0 Overall, rates of community transmission are falling across the country; 33% of all counties are experiencing “low transmission” and 49% of counties are experiencing “moderate transmission”; only 8% (256) of counties are experiencing “high transmission”.\u00a0 Compare that to one month ago and you’ll see the power of vaccines (Figure 2)<\/strong>!\u00a0 On CDC’s website, you can zoom into the map to get a better look county-by-county.\u00a0 I just zoomed in and was heartened to see that Maryland is awash in blue, e.g. “low risk”, with just a handful of counties in yellow “moderate risk.”\u00a0 Clearly, there are still swaths of the country that have substantial and high risk, but so far, the picture keeps improving.\u00a0 Enjoy your trip!\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figure 1. Recent Levels of Community Transmission by County <\/strong>(from CDC<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FIgure 2. Levels of Community Transmission One Month Ago\u00a0<\/strong> (from CDC<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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