REPORT: Several Mid State counties at high COVID-19 risk level

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seven Middle Tennessee counties are at high risk due to the sudden increase in positive COVID-19 cases.

Officials said that if you are located in a county at high risk, you are encouraged to wear a mask indoors in public and on public transportation. You are also encouraged to get tested and stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.

The CDC determines whether or not a county is at high risk or not is by calculating the case rate per 100,000 population with new positive cases per 100,000 population.

The following is a list of counties in Middle Tennessee and the risk level the CDC reports they are at.

High Risk	Moderate Risk	Low Risk
Benton	Bedford	Cannon
Davidson	Cheatham	Clay
Decatur	Coffee	Houston
Henry	Dekalb	Jackson
Hickman	Dickson	Lawrence
Humphreys	Franklin	Lewis
Robertson	Giles	Perry
	Macon	Putnam
	Maury	Stewart
	Montgomery	Trousdale
	Moore	Warren
	Rutherford	White
	Smith	Van Buren
	Sumner
	Wayne
	Williamson
	Wilson

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