CDC Reports COVID Community Levels Across Middle Tennessee Are 'Low'

The CDC provides a tool called COVID-19 Community Levels. This tool helps communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. Below is a graph showing what precautions to take for counties with low, medium and high levels.

Low	Medium	High
Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines Get tested if you have symptoms	If you are at high risk for severe illness, talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines Get tested if you have symptoms	Wear a mask indoors in public Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines Get tested if you have symptoms Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness

Here’s a look at the latest community levels of COVID-19 across Middle Tennessee (updated Nov 12, 2022): Cheatham County Community Level: Low Davidson County Community Level: Low Dickson County Community Level: Low Maury County Community Level: Low Robertson County Community Level: Low (decreased from Medium from the Sept 21 report) Rutherford County Community Level: Low Sumner County Community Level: Low Williamson County Community Level: Low Community Level: Low   https://dicksoncountysource.com/cdc-reports-covid-community-levels-across-middle-tennessee-are-low/?feed_id=10614&_unique_id=6370e88a38bbb