On Monday the Barry Eaton District Health Department said based on the number of new cases and the positivity rate of Covid-19 tests, Barry County is now rated in the “Substantial” level of transmission.
The CDC is estimating the severity of COVID-19 spread in each county. Counties are rated low, moderate, substantial, or high for COVID-19 transmission.
Last week, both Barry and Eaton counties were at the “Moderate” level of spread based on case counts and test positivity. Barry County is now in the “Substantial” level of transmission.
This level of risk means a few things:
1. Everyone aged 2 and older, including those fully vaccinated, should wear a mask indoors in public, because of the increased contagiousness of the Delta variant, and new data indicating that vaccinated folks can potentially spread COVID-19 even as their risk of severe morbidity and death is much lower.
2. Individuals who are exposed to someone known or thought to have COVID-19 are highly encouraged to seek COVID-19 testing with in 3 to 5 days of exposure, regardless of vaccination status or symptoms. These individuals should wear a mask until receiving negative test results, or waiting 14 days with symptom monitoring in the absence of testing.
