Lake County is now under the state’s recommendation for all people to wear masks indoors after the CDC on Saturday categorized the county as having “substantial” transmission of COVID-19.
Areas of “substantial” transmission are considered by CDC to be those with 50 to 99 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day period.
Areas of “high” transmission are considered to be those with more than 100 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day period.
On Saturday, the CDC’s COVID-19 Integrated County View dashboard switched Lake County from “moderate” transmission to “substantial” transmission after the county reached surpassed 50 cases per 100,000 residents in its seven-day average.