The following key data points will be used to evaluate the current public health conditions in our community.
Prevalence and nature of COVID-19 spread at MC
- Total positive COVID-19 tests by date of testing
- Percent of positive tests in our diagnostic population
- Percent of positive tests in our random testing
- Connection between cases
(Was there a known exposure that resulted in infection, or was there no known epidemiologic link suggesting community transmission of infection?) - Hospitalization rate
Community compliance with public health measures
- Percent of individuals completing the daily symptom check-compliance
- Percent of community attesting they are wearing a mask daily
- Compliance with requirements for gathering sizes
The capacity of resources to mitigate risk
- Ability to contact trace cases in an appropriate timeline
- Ability to support the number of individuals in isolation and quarantine
- Supplies for testing, turnaround times to testing results, PPE, and other supplies such as disinfectants
The situation in our broader community
- The trajectory of positive COVID-19 tests, percent of positive COVID-19 tests
- Hospital capacity in Hinds County
