Illinois County-by-County COVID Risk Levels and Mask Guidance, According to the CDC

A vast majority of Illinois’ counties are listed as having low risk of COVID-19 transmission, but not all are in the same boat as several are still considered high risk. According to an update map released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 68 counties were said to be low risk. An additional 34 counties were placed in the medium category. In those areas, masks aren’t required, however, individuals at high risk of severe illness from COVID are advised to talk with their doctor about if they should wear a mask and take other precautions. coronavirus 17 hours ago Even Mild Covid is Linked to Brain Damage, Scans Show Kenosha County Mar 6 COVID Transmission ‘High' in Kenosha and Racine Counties, CDC Recommends Masks Coronavirus Pandemic Mar 7 Death Toll Surpasses 6 Million for Pandemic Now in 3rd Year Transmission levels have greatly improved in northern Illinois where nearly the whole region is listed in the low risk category. However, the COVID situations vary throughout the rest of the state. Masks continue to be recommended in six downstate counties considered high risk under new metrics implemented by the CDC last month that focus less on cases and give more weight to hospitalizations and hospital capacity. The metrics released Thursday were an improvement from a week earlier when masks were recommended in a total of 21 counties. So, what steps should you take and where does your county stand? All of Illinois’ 102 counties are listed below, categorized by community level status: As shown in a map from the CDC, counties said to have “low” community levels are colored green, those with “medium” levels are yellow and areas with “high” levels are orange. To learn more information about the situation in your community, you can find the CDC’s map of community levels by county here. High Effingham CountyFayette CountyGallatin CountyJohnson CountyPerry CountySaline County Medium Adams CountyChampaign CountyChristian CountyClay CountyColes CountyCumberland CountyDouglas CountyEdwards CountyFranklin CountyFord CountyFulton CountyHardin CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyKnox CountyLogan CountyMarshall CountyMassac CountyMason CountyMontgomery CountyPeoria CountyPike CountyPope CountyRichland CountyTazewell CountyWabash CountyWarren CountyWilliamson County Low Alexander CountyBond CountyBoone CountyBrown CountyBureau CountyCalhoun CountyCarroll CountyCass CountyClark CountyClinton CountyCook CountyCrawford CountyDekalb CountyDewitt CountyDuPage CountyEdgar CountyEffingham CountyFayette CountyGallatin CountyGreene CountyGrundy CountyHamilton CountyHancock CountyHardin CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyIroquois CountyJefferson CountyJersey CountyJo Daviess CountyJohnson CountyKane CountyKankakee CountyKendall CountyLake CountyLaSalle CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLivingston CountyMacon CountyMacoupin CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMassac CountyMcDonough CountyMcHenry CountyMcLean CountyMenard CountyMercer CountyMonroe CountyMorgan CountyMoultrie CountyOgle CountyPerry CountyPiatt CountyPope CountyPulaski CountyPutnam CountyRandolph CountyRock Island CountySaline CountySangamon CountySchuyler CountyScott CountyShelby CountySt. Clair CountyStark CountyStephenson CountyUnion CountyVermilion CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWhite CountyWhiteside CountyWill CountyWinnebago CountyWoodford County

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