Healthy living in Southern Middle Tennessee
Tennessee is halting most in-person state and local court proceedings for a month while the state battles one of the worst recent COVID-19 surges in the country. The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday that pauses all but a few types of in-person courtroom happenings from Dec. 28 to Jan. 29 and extends a …
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As warnings against holiday travel and large gatherings continue this holiday season, the state’s largest advocacy group for physicians has issued several guidelines for staying healthy and safe. The most important is still wearing a mask when in public and at gatherings. President of the Tennessee Medical Association Dr. Kevin Smith recommends using a proper-fitting …
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Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 4,441 additional cases of COVID-19 across the state for Tuesday, December 22. The department reports there are currently 79,754 now active in the state. TDH confirmed 133 additional deaths, bringing the state total to 6,269. 2,888 Tennesseans are in hospitals with Coronavirus. County active cases/deaths: Bedford 575/55 Cannon 233/9 Coffee …
Tennessee expects to get 90,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a week for the immediate future, as virus cases and hospitalizations reach a tipping point in the state. Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey says they are not going to deploy all of the vaccine doses until they get clarity that a second round of doses are …
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Gov. Bill Lee has extended the state of emergency in Tennessee through February. Lee signed three executive orders Tuesday. Executive Orders 71 and 72 extend remote meetings for governing bodies and remote notarization provisions. Executive Order No. 73, which goes into effect at 12:59 p.m. on December 29 and lasts until 12:59 p.m. Feb. 27. …
Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 9,891 additional cases related to COVID-19 across the state for Monday, December 21. There are currently 85,406 active COVID-19 cases in Tennessee. On Monday, the state reported 2,779 people currently hospitalized in Tennessee due to COVID-19. 65 more deaths were reported on Monday bringing the total number to 6,136 since the …
Governor Lee’s Executive Order 70 is in effect and makes changes to the operation of the Manchester Recreation Complex until January 19, 2021. Read the new guidelines above.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced he is limiting holiday gatherings to no one outside of families’ immediate households and all public indoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people. The governor made his remarks Sunday during a statewide address coming on the heels of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranking Tennessee the worst state …
Drive thru Covid-19 testing will continue in Coffee County at the Fairgrounds but only on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 AM – 3 PM. On Monday-Wednesday-Friday the new COVID-19 self-tests will be offered to adults beginning Dec. 21. On these days, public health staff members at each County Health Dept will provide self-testing kits to adults …
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Due to the spike in Covid-19 cases within Coffee County the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will be doing non-emergency reports over the phone. Any reports that require the presence of a Deputy or Investigator will be responded to normally. In addition, as we reported last week Coffee County government buildings are closed to the public. The Coffee …
