Florida and Arkansas currently share a grim distinction when it comes to the spread of the coronavirus.
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In these 2 states, every county is listed as 'high transmission' for Covid-19
By Ralph Ellis, CNN
Updated 1:36 AM ET, Tue July 27, 2021
Florida and Arkansas currently share a grim distinction when it comes to the spread of the coronavirus.
Every one of the two states' counties is now listed as having "high" levels of community transmission, according to data from
the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC lists high transmission in nearly every county in several other states, including Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The CDC considers a county to have high transmission if there have been 100 or more cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 residents or a test positivity rate of 10% or higher in the past seven days.
Nearly 44% of US counties fall into this category, according to the latest CDC county-level update.
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