Yahoo Autos Number of PA counties at high COVID community level drops to 6. Here’s where to mask up
The number of Pennsylvania counties at a high COVID-19 community level has decreased by more than half since last week, according to the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last week, 14 Pennsylvania counties were scored high, and as such were areas where the federal agency recommends wearing a mask in public, indoor spaces.
As of Thursday’s update, six counties are at high. Those are Crawford, Venango, Bradford, Montour, Mifflin and Huntingdon counties. Centre County, which was scored at medium last week and high the week prior, is now back at low.
Here’s the CDC’s community levels map as of Sept. 23:
In all, 23 counties in Pennsylvania are at low and 38 are at medium.
The community levels are based on new cases and hospital admissions per 100,000 individuals (seven-day totals) and the percent of occupied COVID-19 hospital beds (a seven-day average).
At a high level, masks are recommended. At medium, those at high risk for severe illness are asked to consider masking, and all individuals are recommended to get vaccinated and test if they have symptoms, regardless of community level.
