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COVID-19: County In Western Mass Elevated To 'Substantial' Risk For Spread, CDC Says COVID-19: County In Western Mass Elevated To 'Substantial' Risk For Spread, CDC Says
Covid-19: County In Western Mass Elevated To 'Substantial' Risk For Spread, CDC Says The last remaining county in Massachusetts has been upgraded from “moderate” to “substantial” risk for COVID-19 transmission as the country contends with the now-dominant Delta variant of the virus. In its latest update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) upgraded Hampshire County to “substantial,” after being previously dubbed a “moderate” risk for spreading infection. According to the CDC, people in “substantial,” or “high” transmission areas should wear a mask indoors to help reduce the spread of the virus. Anyone who is immunocompromised has also been advised to mask u…

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