Lake County now under CDC, state's indoor mask recommendation - Lake and McHenry County Scanner

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.