Lee County COVID-19 Community Impact Metrics
Based on the data reported May 20, 2022 by the Florida Department of Health and the CDC Lee County now meets the criteria for Medium Community Impact of COVID transmission. The hospitalized case rate has increased significantly over the past two weeks. Please heed the precautions identified by this risk level below - stay up-to-date on vaccinations, consider wearing masks when in public spaces if you or a close contact has high risk for severe disease.
On March 15, 2022, Florida moved to bi-weekly data reporting. This page will update following each new data report. May 21, 2022 Community Impact: MEDIUM LEVEL
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COVID-19 UPDATE
This welcome change is supported by the high current levels of community immunity
due to vaccinations and boosters.
We now also have therapeutic and other clinical tools to treat COVID illness and prevent COVID-19.
As the Rabbi said, when we enter a new chapter, we recite
Hazak Hazak Ve-Nit’Hazek, reminding us to be strong as individuals and to strive together for resilience, health and strength.
Effective immediately we will resume Indoor food service for events and Oneg Shabbat
Mask wearing indoors will be optional (highly recommended for people who are not up-to-date on COVID vaccinations[1]
As COVID-19 transmission continues to affect our Temple and the larger Lee County community, our response will be guided by the CDC COVID-19 Prevention strategies that are based on Community Level of Impact (defined below in table 1). Those metrics are defined in Table 2. The CDC updates these metrics regularly at https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view.
The TBE COVID Task Force will monitor the metrics and report changes to the TBE Board of Trustees and post regular updates on this webpage.
All recommended actions will depend on the risk for our community (Low, Medium or High).
Specific COVID-19 risk reduction strategies ongoing at Temple Beth El include:
- Strongly urge all people to stay up-to-date on their COVID vaccinations. This means taking the initial vaccine series and the recommended boosters for any individual’s specific health situation.
- Fully endorse every individual should seek reputable healthcare advise from their personal healthcare provider to determine their own risk level and the precautions they should take.
- Provide an option of virtual participation for all activities as feasible to support individuals who may not be able to participate in person.
- Empower and welcome any individual who chooses to wear a face mask during any TBE activity.
- Highly recommend anyone who is not up-to-date on their vaccinations wear a high quality face-mask indoors.
- Consider reinstalling weekly surveillance screening testing of unvaccinated staff during times of high community impact.
Two years after the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, Temple Beth El is implementing lessons learned from this pandemic to promote a healthier congregation by implement some best practices for going forward:
- Providing sufficient sanitizer stations in all areas of the building for hand hygiene
- Maintaining improved ventilation throughout our indoor spaces
- Ensuring effective air sanitizing equipment for employees who work in an office all day
- Encouraging every member to monitor our own state of wellness, and participate in events virtually when we are not feeling well
- Sanitizing our hands before and after an oneg or other food-based activity
[1] Up to date means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html
Table 1. CDC COVID-19 Prevention Strategies
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Community Impact |
Recommended Actions at all Levels |
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Low, Medium & High |
Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters Maintain improved ventilation throughout indoor spaces when possible Follow CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine, including getting tested if you are exposed to COVID-19 or have symptoms of COVID-19 If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease
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Medium & High |
If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease
If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk for severe disease
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High |
Wear a well-fitting mask1 indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status (including in K-12 schools and other indoor community settings) If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease
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People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask. |
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Table 2. CDC Community Impact Metrics for COVID-19
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New Cases |
Indicators |
Low |
Medium |
High |
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Fewer than 200 |
New COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population |
<10.0 |
10.0-19.9 |
> 20.0 |
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Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients (7-day average) |
<10.0% |
10.0-14.9% |
> 15.0% |
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200 or more |
New COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population |
NA |
<10.0 |
> 10.0 |
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Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients (7-day average) |
NA |
<10.0% |
> 10.0% |
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The COVID-19 community level is determined by the higher of the inpatient beds and new admissions indicators, based on the current level of new cases per 100,000 population in the past 7 days |
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