All of Massachusetts now considered high or substantial risk for COVID spread, meeting CDC’s mask threshold

All of Massachusetts now considered high or substantial risk for COVID spread, meeting CDC’s mask threshold The CDC recommends people wear a mask indoors in areas of high or substantial risk. mehanson masslive

All 14 counties in Massachusetts are now labeled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as at high or substantial risk for COVID-19 transmission.

Suffolk, Essex, Bristol, Plymouth, Hampden, Dukes and Nantucket counties are labeled as high risk. Barnstable, Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester counties are labeled as substantial risk.

The CDC urges people in areas of high or substantial risk to wear masks in indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status. The data is acquired using population and positivity rates. The full CDC map of the United States is available here. ...