Tennessee - Coronavirus COVID-19

[imstilla.grandma]

Tennessee
The storms that tore through the region killed 25 people — 19 in Putnam County, 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Nashville — and damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings. Homes where people had been sleeping were demolished, sending families to hotels and shelters.

Then the coronavirus pandemic complicated the recovery efforts. The virus has sickened more than 2,600 in Tennessee and more than 30 in Putnam County, according to the state health department.

At Cookeville Regional Medical Center in the county seat, doctors and nurses have gone from treating about 80 patients injured in the tornado to preparing for coronavirus. One hospital employee died and six others lost everything in the tornado, hospital CEO Paul Korth said. Tornado damage closed a medical supplies warehouse in Mt. Juliet, and the hospital is supplementing its limited supply of ventilators and masks.

The hospital had five COVID-19 patients Thursday, spokeswoman Melahn Finley said.
Double strike: Tornado, virus push Tennesseans to the limit


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Tennessee Department of Health reports 162 new cases of Coronavirus in Tennessee as of April 2nd, 2020 - Clarksville, TN Online

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[MajorHoople]

@imstilla.grandma, thanks for hosting the Tennessee thread!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

List of total cases in Tennessee as of April 5:

1) Davidson County: 801 cases
2) Shelby County: 736 cases
3) Sumner County: 321 cases
4) Williamson County: 258 cases
5) Rutherford County: 147 cases

For more information on the coronavirus in Tennessee and Knoxville, click here.
These are the hot-spots for coronavirus in Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Health announced there are at least 3,633 reported cases of the coronavirus in the state as of Saturday afternoon, up from 3,321 on Saturday.

Forty-four people have died and 328 are hospitalized, up from 43 deaths and 311 hospitalizations on Saturday.

TDH reports 295 people have recovered from cases of the virus in the state.

On Saturday the state reported 416 people had recovered. In a Sunday tweet, the department reported that there was a data error with this recovery number, but did not provide an updated number of recoveries as of Saturday.

On Friday, the department reported that 248 people had recovered.
Sunday coronavirus updates: Tennessee reports 3,633 cases

 

[MajorHoople]

The good news is 60 people have already recovered. The bad news is one person has died.

Coronavirus in Tennessee: Knox County confirmed cases increase to 110, total of recovered cases now at 60

"Coronavirus in Tennessee: Knox County confirmed cases increase to 110, total of recovered cases now at 60

Knox County reported a total of 110 positive local cases on the health department website Sunday after 97 were reported on Saturday.

16 of the 110 cases have resulted in hospitalization at any point during the illness. This figure does not reflect the number of patients currently hospitalized in the county."

 

[imstilla.grandma]

TN Dept. of Health
@TNDeptofHealth

The #COVID19 case count for Tennessee is now 4,138 as of April 7, 2020, including 72 deaths, 408 hospitalizations and 466 recovered. For more county-level data, go to: https://tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html…. Questions or need assistance? Call the Public Information Line at (833) 556-2476.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Metro county health department is sharing some statistical data from confirmed COVID-19 cases, like age group and gender. A “hot spot” zip code map was also recently released.

Regarding reidentification risk and zip codes of confirmed infected people in the state, Dr. Piercey offered this explanation:

“Related to zip codes, that goes back to… Reidentification risk. So in large metro areas, where there are multiple zip codes, that’s much less of an issue; in our smaller rural counties, that perhaps have two or three zip codes in the entire county, that becomes a much bigger issue of reidentification. So, right now, it looks to be the most appropriate way to release zip code data at least in a rural state like ours looks to be in the metro areas.”

The state health department website had not shared the ethnicity data as of late Tuesday night.
Coronavirus in Tennessee: State health department to release ethnicity data on COVID-19 cases

 

[imstilla.grandma]

• The COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 4,634 as of April 9, 2020, including 94 deaths, 505 hospitalizations and 921 recovered.

Coronavirus Timeline: State, county case counts continue to climb; deaths due to COVID-19 rise to 94 in TN

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[MajorHoople]

Knox County COVID-19 cases rise to 164

The total number of positive COVID-19 test results has risen to 152 and 106 have recovered in Knox County, Tennessee officials said Wednesday morning.

Health officials said Knox County logged its fourth death Wednesday due to the virus.

The Knox County Health Department said one of the victims was considered high-risk and contracted the virus from the community.

 

[MajorHoople]

Coronavirus in Tennessee: Active cases in Knox County up to 36; county ‘not quite ready’ to lift travel, social distancing restrictions

"The Knox County Health Department is reporting seven new cases on Monday, bringing the total case number to 166.

There are now 36 active cases in the county as of April 13, up from 28 on Sunday.

The total number of recovered cases now stands at 126. Recovered cases refer to those who have been released from isolation after seven days from their onset of symptoms, plus 72 hours of being symptom-free. Recovered does not mean necessarily the person had to be hospitalized."

 

[MajorHoople]

Coronavirus in Tennessee: 36 active Knox County cases

"The Knox County Health Department is reporting two new cases on Saturday, bringing the total case number to 191.

There are now 36 active cases in the county as of April 19, down from 41 on Friday. The total number of cases grew to 191 from 189.

The total number of recovered cases rose to 151. Recovered cases refer to those who have been released from isolation after seven days from their onset of symptoms, plus 72 hours of being symptom-free. Recovered does not mean necessarily the person had to be hospitalized.

Of the 191 cases, 23 have resulted in hospitalization at any point during the illness. This figure does not reflect the number of patients currently hospitalized in the county."

 

[MajorHoople]

6,762 cases of coronavirus in Tennessee; 145 deaths

"The coronavirus case on Saturday rose to 6,762 with 145 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

The number cases is up by 173, or 3%, from Friday and the number of deaths is up by three, or 2%. The numer of new cases and deaths typically has been lower on weekends, but the overall rate of growth of COVID-19 cases in Tennessee also has been slowing.

There have been 719 hospitalizations attributed to the coronavirus in Tennessee and 3,234 people have recovered. There have been 90,568 tests administered in the state."

 

[imstilla.grandma]

For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945.

6,762 COVID-19 cases confirmed in TN, 145 deaths, 719 hospitalizations - WBBJ TV

 

[imstilla.grandma]

There are now 28 active cases in the county as of April 20, down from 32 on Sunday. The total number of cases grew to 193 from 192.

The total number of recovered cases rose to 161, five more than was reported on Sunday. Recovered cases refer to those who have been released from isolation after seven days from their onset of symptoms, plus 72 hours of being symptom-free. Recovered does not mean necessarily the person had to be hospitalized.

Of the 193 cases, 27 of them have resulted in hospitalization at any point during the illness. This figure does not reflect the number of patients currently hospitalized in the county.

The Knox County Health Department updates its numbers daily at 11 a.m. on covid.knoxcountytn.gov.

Coronavirus in Tennessee: 28 active Knox County cases, total recovered cases at 161

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[MajorHoople]

TN Governor Announces Safer-At-Home Order To Expire April 30

Monday, Governor Bill Lee announced the order for Tennesseans to remain at home will expire April 30, with the majority of businesses in 89 counties allowed to re-open May 1.

The commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health says there are now more recovered COVID-19 cases than active cases, plus additional (new) testing sites are coming soon.

 

[MajorHoople]

8,726 Cases And 168 Deaths From Coronavirus In Tennessee

"There have been 168 deaths from coronavirus. On Thursday, The department reported 170 deaths but said the lower number on Friday results from a data entry error. There have been 808 hospitalizations due to coronavirus and 4,370 have recovered from the virus. Tennessee has tested 131,298 people.

The state is planning more drive-thru testing locations this weekend and Knox County has a special Saturday testing at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum."

 

[JerseyGirl]

Hospitals can resume elective procedures today, and gyms can reopen in 89 of 95 counties but with a reduced capacity of 50%.

US coronavirus update: Some states have partially reopened - CNN

 

[MajorHoople]

Free masks now available at Knox County Health Department

"The Knox County Health Department on Wednesday will begin to distribute free facemasks provided by the state.

Anyone who needs a mask can go to the main KCHD building located at 140 Dameron Ave during business hours. There will be signs directing visitors on where to go."

 

[MajorHoople]

Active COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Knox County

New data released by the Knox County Health Department showed that no Knox County residents were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday.

The Knox County Health Department said they identified a cluster of 12 COVID-19 cases in Knox County. The cluster was connected to large households.

According to KCHD, the groups who were tested for COVID-19 have been contacted and are being quarantined.

The total number of positive COVID-19 test results are 308 and 257 have recovered in Knox County. 13% of all positive COVID-19 cases in Knox Co. have been asymptomatic.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Kid Rock’s Nashville bar has permit suspended for ignoring social distancing rules

NASHVILLE – Kid Rock’s bar in Nashville has been hit with a permit suspension by the state for ignoring social distancing rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The Metropolitan Beer Permit Board in Tennessee voted to issue a five-day permit suspension to Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse and three other bars in downtown Nashville for ignoring distancing guidelines, the Nashville Tennessean reports.

Kid Rock’s bar had previously been fined after a complaint was filed against the establishment earlier this month, along with 14 other establishments...

 

[ArianeEmory]

Health officials report more than 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths in Tennessee