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News for Bedford County, Tennnessee
Positive Coronavirus Case Count goes Over 9,000 in Tennessee; Active Cases over 4,700
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Saturday, April 25. The update adds 463 cases, bringing Tennessee’s total positive cases to 9,189. The number of new cases is the highest single-day increase health officials have reported. The department also reported ten additional deaths to bring the total up to 178. Out of the …
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Families Worry as Nearly 600 Inmates Diagnosed Covid-19 Positive
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) say 576 inmates at Bledsoe County Correctional Complex in Pikeville have tested positive for Coronavirus. 1,678 test results came back negative and 73 results are pending. Some believe that the huge outbreak took place after a kitchen worker, who is not an employee of the Tennessee Department …
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CDC Releases New Symptoms for Coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added six new symptoms of the novel coronavirus to its list presented on its official website. The original list of symptoms included fever, cough and shortness of breath. As of April 24, 2020, the CDC has included these new symptoms in its official description: Chills Repeated shaking …
Gov. Lee’s Pledge for Tennesseans
On Friday Gov Bill Lee introduced the “Tennessee Pledge.” This was done as commitment to reopening businesses across the state during Covid-19. Lee said this was also done to encourage businesses and citizens to abide to the suggestions so Tennessee can get back to normal way of life. Click this link for guidelines for business …
Some Businesses Reopen, but Caution Still Necessary
On Friday morning, Gov. Bill Lee and the state’s Economic Recovery Group announced guidelines to loosen restrictions on some types of businesses beginning next week. Those guidelines can be found online at https://www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19/economic-recovery.html, with a printable version available for download. Bedford County remains in line with the governor’s orders and is not proposing any …
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Tennessee Guidelines for Opening Certain Tennessee Businesses
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday morning gave what he calls the “Tennessee Pledge” to opening of certain businesses on Monday. For complete details on the guidelines click here to open Reopening Guidelines (1) Lee said more guidelines will be given next week for more businesses to open. Here are a few of the guidelines: …
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Free Coronavirus Testing Leads to Long Lines
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 …
