News related to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Southern Middle Tennessee
As everyone knows, Tennessee Gov Bill Lee announced plans to reopen the state, but now plans are being made to order 5 million cloth masks to distribute to residents. *Note around 7 million people live in Tennessee, with 5 million being adults. Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, who heads Gov. Lee’s COVID-19 Unified Command, revealed the plan …
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Director of Coffee County Schools, Dr. Charles Lawson issued a statement on Tuesday concerning the high school graduation. He stated that once again in the position of trying to accommodate ever-changing guidance during the current health emergency created by COVID-19. Lawson said, “On April 20, Governor Lee announced that Tennessee’s shelter-in-place order (**actually Safer at …
The ‘Safer at Home’ order for Tennessean will expire on Thursday April 30. Gov Bill Lee says the vast majority of businesses in 89 counties will be allowed to reopen on Friday, May 1. The Lee Administration will work with Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Sullivan counties and their health departments as they plan …
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Monday, April 20. The update brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 7,238. The state reported four additional deaths to bring the total up to 152. Out of the confirmed positive cases, 3,575 have recovered, which calculates to 3,663 active cases. The …
The Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) announced Monday that 150 inmates at Bledsoe tested positive for the virus over the weekend. This brings the total to 162 inmates at the facility that have tested positive. All inmates at Bledsoe County Correctional Complex will be tested, TDOC reports that only 8 other inmates across the state …
One State Prison Sees Dramatic Upward Jump in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Read More »
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced more than 11,000 Tennesseans received free COVID-19 tests through the weekend efforts of Unified-Command Group to offer tests regardless of traditional symptoms. The Unified-Command Group is a joint partnership between the Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Department of Military and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). Saturday turnout was …
Weekend Covid-19 Testing had more than 11,000 participate, 515 in Coffee County Read More »
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the state’s Unified-Command group offered FREE COVID-19 testing to any Tennessean, regardless of traditional symptoms over the weekend. Coffee, Bedford and Rutherford counties had locations open and many, many people took advantage of the service to be tested. Hundreds of vehicles lined up for the free tests. In many …
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Sunday, April 19. The update brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 7,070. The state reported three additional deaths to bring the total up to 148. Out of the confirmed positive cases, 3,344 have recovered, which calculates to 3,726 active cases. The …
State Covid-19 Case Count and Deaths Rise– All Area County Numbers Also Up Read More »
To illustrate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume and nature of crime in the state, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released select preliminary crime data trends for the first three months of 2020. The data, gathered through TBI’s Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS), compiles incidents submitted by the state’s law enforcement …
Crime Report from TBI since the Covid-19 Pandemic Began Read More »
