R&I – FS
What to Know
- Nearly 3/4 of all U.S. counties are now considered “high transmission” areas under the CDC’s new tracking system; that means universal indoor masking is recommended regardless of vaccination status
- It marks a 13 percentage point increase in just the last week and COVID cases continue to soar; hospitalizations in New York have spiked nearly 230% in the last month alone
- In NJ, breakthrough infections represent a very small but rising share of new hospitalizations; fully vaccinated people were 3% of all COVID hospitalizations July 20-26; that’s up from .004% overall as of July 26
The vast majority of the tri-state area, including all of New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut, is now considered a “high” or “substantial” COVID transmission area, according to the latest CDC data. Under the agency’s public health guidance, that means universal indoor masking is recommended for nearly the whole region.
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