Less Than 1% of U.S. Population Live in ‘High’ Level Areas According to CDC

According to the latest Covid-19 community level data updates by the CDC yesterday, about 1.7 million people in the United States live in counties where the CDC still recommends indoor masking. The new updated number is down about 5 million from last week when about 2% of the population lived in counties considered to have ‘high’ community levels. Two weeks ago about 7% of the population lived in areas considered ‘high’ and about 28% of the population lived in ‘high’ communities three weeks ago when the CDC released the new metrics system. According to yesterdays data, 94% of the population lives in counties considered to have ‘low’ community levels and there are no recommendations for masking. There is 6% of the population living in ‘medium’ community levels where the CDC recommends masks for immunocompromised people and those at high risk of getting the virus.