Task force report says 18 states in coronavirus 'red zone' should roll back reopening

[LiberalArkie]

Updated 10:30 AM ET, Fri July 17, 2020

(CNN)An unpublished document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom, recommends that 18 states in the coronavirus "red zone" for cases should roll back reopening measures amid surging cases.

The "red zone" is defined in the 359-page report as "those core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) and counties that during the last week reported both new cases above 100 per 100,000 population, and a diagnostic test positivity result above 10%."

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The following 18 states are in the red zone for cases: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

The report says the following 11 states are in the red zone for test positivity: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Washington. The 11 states in the red zone for test positivity are also in the red zone for cases, with the exception of Washington state.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/politics/white-house-states-hot-spots-task-force/index.html

[soothsayer]

1. But they're going to keep it to themselves?

[Kablooie]

4. Of course. Trump doesn't want this kind of information to get out.

He wants everything to open up.

[SidDithers]

2. Pence signed off on this?...

He's the head of the task force, right?

Sid

[LiberalArkie]

3. I wonder if this ties into the operation in Portland?