August 2021 COVID-19 News

Written on 08/16/2021

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"Last evening, the CDC upgraded El Paso County from Substantial Risk of Transmission to High Risk of Transmission. A High Risk of Transmission means that cases increased from 50 to 99 cases per 100,000 people to greater than 100 cases per 100,000 people. 

The count's level of Transmission is measured by the new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people and the positivity rate (percent positive)  over the last seven days. The basic idea is that these metrics show how mucht the virus is spreading around us. "