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CDC Upgrades Lewis County’s COVID-19 Community Transmission
Level to Highest Designation
Published: August 05, 2021
at 05:45 p.m.
By: Nick
Altmire
Lewis County, NY- As the number of
confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the county, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday upgraded the level of
community spread in the county to the highest designation.
 Based on seven-day moving
averages, the CDC website reports that 27 new cases were confirmed between
Thursday, July 29 and Wednesday, August 4. That equates to 102.68 new cases
per 100,000 people in Lewis County. The CDC uses four levels to designate
the rate of community transmission. Low transmission is designated to
communities with 0-9 new cases per 100,000 over a seven-day period.
Moderate transmission is designated with 10-49 news cases per 100,000
people, with a Substantial transmission designation applied for 50-99 cases
and a High transmission level designated to
communities with 100 or more new cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day
period.
The CDC recently updated
their mask guidance, adding a recommendation for fully
vaccinated people to wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of
substantial or high transmission.
Lewis County is currently
the only upstate New York county with a high
transmission designation. Nationwide, 67 percent of counties are considered
high community transmission areas, with an additional 18 percent of
counties designated with a substantial rate of community transmission.
The county was first
designated as an area of substantial community transmission on Monday.
According to the
CDC website, 43.8 percent of Lewis County’s population has received a
COVID-19 vaccine.
Lewis County
Public Health has three upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics scheduled, you
can click here for more
information on the upcoming clinics.
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