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CDC COVID-19 map shows most of US under high community transmission

By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
Updated  August 18, 2021 12:59pm EDT
Coronavirus
FOX 5 DC

WASHINGTON - The majority of the U.S. was under a high level of COVID-19 community transmission according to the latest map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The latest map on their site - most of which was colored red - shows data from between Tuesday, August 10 and Monday, August 16.

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CDC COVID-19 map shows most of US under high community transmission

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