FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — All three South Florida counties have high COVID-19 community levels, despite the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control showing the region having medium levels.
The difference between the levels is significant. The CDC recommends that people in areas with high community levels should wear masks indoors in public places and lists additional precautions for high-risk people.
The change is revealed in a footnote to the data released on Thursday, which says that a “data processing error” left Florida’s per capita case rate blank in every county. The rate is one of several factors — including hospitalizations and testing positivity — used to calculate community transmission levels.
