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21 states now COVID-19 'red zones'

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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21 states now COVID-19 'red zones'
21 states now COVID-19 'red zones'

About 2 weeks ago we told you that Nevada was one of 11 states considered a 'red zone' for COVID-19.

That number has nearly doubled to 21 states in the entire U.S.

STATES CONSIDERED A CORONAVIRUS"RED ZONE" BY THE WHITE HOUSETASK FORCE.NOW, WE'RE LEARNING THAT LISTHAS NEARLY DOUBLED TO 21STATES.A STATE IS CONSIDERED A "REDZONE" IF IT HAS MORE THAN 100CASES PER 100-THOUSAND PEOPLEAND A TEST POSITIVITY RATEABOVE TEN PERCENT.THE TASK FORCE WANTS LEADERS INRED ZONE STATES TO RAMP UPRESTRICTIONS.IT WASN'T JUST ME BEING ANOUTLINER.DR.BIRX WAS SAYING THE SAME THING.THAT ONE IS UNIVERSAL WEARINGOF MASKS.AVOID CROWDS // CLOSE THEBARS.THEY ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THESTATES CLOSE GYMS AND POOLSAGAIN.THE GOOD NEWS IS-- THE TASKFORCE DID FIND CITIES WITHMASK MANDATES HAD A SIGNIFICANTDROP IN COVID-19 CASES.A SHERIFF IN DOUGLAS COUNTY,NEVADA THREATENED A LIBRARY

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