COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus, has reached Tennessee. This is a running story about the impact the disease is having in the Volunteer State and efforts that are being made to contain it. For more information, contact the Tennessee Department of Health’s coronavirus public information line, 877-857-2945.
Tennessee reports another 13 coronavirus-related deaths
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | 3:07 p.m.
The TN Dept. of Health on Wednesday reported an additional 13 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number of Tennesseans who have died of Covid-19 to at least 239.
A continued increase: The 13 deaths reported on Wednesday was the most in a single day in Tennessee since April 14, when the number of deaths grew from 109 to 124, an increase of 15. After seven deaths reported on Tuesday and nine on Monday, the total number of people who have died in Tennessee has increased by 14% in just the past 72 hours.
Not surprising: Sadly, the increased number of deaths is not a surprise. As the Independent Herald reported last week, an increase in deaths was likely in the days ahead, due to an increase in hospitalizations. Of the 1,100-plus Covid-19 patients who had been hospitalized in Tennessee as of Saturday, about 1 in 4 had entered the hospital last week. The data has shown that about 1 in 5 Tennesseans who require hospitalization for coronavirus will die. As of Wednesday, the 239 total deaths equated to 19.6% of the hospitalizations that have occurred.
Unfortunately … While daily new hospitalizations had slipped back into the single digits in recent days, an uptick was shown again on Wednesday, when the TN Dept. of Health reported 65 new hospitalizations. There have now been more than 1,200 people hospitalized in Tennessee since the outbreak began. The state does not report the number of current hospitalizations, but as the most stable of the data metrics, hospitalizations are widely viewed as one of the best indicators of the coronavirus outbreak’s severity in any geographic area.
In Scott County: The Dept. of Health retracted a reported 12th case of coronavirus in Scott County. The 12th case had been questioned by Scott County Mayor Jeff Tibbals, and the local health department was attempting to confirm the case. With the update from the Dept. of Health, Scott County is back to just 11 cases, with no new cases in the past three weeks. All 11 patients have fully recovered.
By the numbers: 227,101 people in Tennessee have been tested for coronavirus, or 3,340 per 100,000 people. In Scott County, the 317 tests — including 12 new tests reported on Wednesday — equates to 1,427 people per 100,000.
• Of those tests, 6.1% (13,938) have returned positive, including 3.0% (248) of the 8,305 new test results reported on Wednesday. In Scott County, 3.5% (11) of the tests conducted have returned positive.
• Of the positive cases, 8.8% (1,221) have required hospitalization, including 65 new hospitalizations reported by the Dept. of Health on Wednesday.
• Tennessee’s 239 coronavirus-related deaths equates to 19.6% of hospitalizations.
• Overall, 1.7% (239) of Tennessee’s confirmed coronavirus cases have resulted in death.
• Overall, 47.1% (6,564) of Tennessee’s confirmed coronavirus cases have recovered, including 208 new recoveries announced Wednesday.
• Tennessee currently has 7,135 active cases of coronavirus.
Lee administration announces partnership with manufacturer to provide cloth face masks to many Tennesseans
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | 11:03 p.m.
The administration of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday announced strategic partnerships with Renfro Corp. and Battelle to aid in Tennessee’s Covid-19 reopening efforts and to ensure Tennessee households and health care workers have access to critical personal protective equipment.
Renfro Corp., a global sock brand company headquartered in Mount Airy, N.C. with a manufacturing operation in Cleveland, Tenn., will work with the governor’s Unified-Command Group to make free, reusable cloth face masks available to as many Tennesseans as possible. The Unified-Command Group is providing the first 300,000 Renfro masks to all 95 of Tennessee’s health departments — based on population — this week. The health departments will serve as a pickup location for residents in need of a mask.
Meanwhile, Battelle — a global research and development company in Columbus, Oh. — will work with the state to provide a free N95 mask decontamination service to Tennessee’s front-line health care workers. Battelle will locate one of 60 nationally-deployed decontamination systems in Jackson, Tenn. as part of an effort to bring down costs and increase the availability of N95 masks for health care providers.
Separately, the Lee administration’s Economic Recovery Group announced Tuesday that it has secured special pricing on touchless infrared forehead thermometers for the state’s restaurant, retail and close-contact businesses.
Starting today, and continuing through 5 p.m. Friday, Tennessee-based business owners will have the ability to purchase the thermometers — while supplies last — at a cost of $33.95, plus shipping. The medical-grade thermometers typically cost $75 to $80 each. Businesses will be limited to 10 of the thermometer purchases, and they cannot be resold.
Tennessee reports lowest number of new cases in weeks
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | 3:44 p.m.
The TN Dept. of Health on Tuesday reported just 119 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours — the lowest single-day total of new cases since March 25, when there were 117 new cases reported. Additionally, Tennessee’s overall number of cases rose just 0.8% to 13,690 — the lowest percentage increase since the outbreak began.
The Dept. of Health did report seven new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total to 16 in the last 48 hours and 226 since the outbreak began. The increase in the number of deaths is not surprising; the Independent Herald projected last week that the number of new deaths would likely increase, after 1 in 4 of the more than 1,100 coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization in Tennessee entered the hospital last week. The good news is that the number of daily hospitalizations has since declined, although 13 new hospitalizations were reported Tuesday — a slight uptick.
The Dept. of Health reported 275 newly-recovered patients on Tuesday, the most in a single day since April 16. As a result, the number of active cases in Tennessee declined from 7,271 to 7,108 — the first daily decline in active cases since April 28.
In Scott County, the total number of reported cases remained at 12, with all 12 having recovered. The Dept. of Health reported the 12th case on Monday, after nearly three weeks without an additional case of the virus locally. Because the Dept. of Health reported both the new case and the recovery in the same day, Scott County Mayor Jeff Tibbals said he was looking into the report.
By the numbers: 218,796 people have been tested for coronavirus in Tennessee, or 3,218 per 100,000 people. In Scott County, the 305 people tested — including 8 new test results reported Tuesday — equates to 1,373 per 100,000 people.
• Of the tests conducted, 6.3% (13,690) have returned positive, including just 1.6% (119) of the 7,353 new tests reported Tuesday. In Scott County, 3.9% (12) of the tests conducted have come back positive.
• Of the positive cases, 8.4% (1,156) have required hospitalization.
• Tennessee’s 226 deaths equate to 19.6% of the hospitalizations.
• Overall, 1.7% of Tennessee’s confirmed coronavirus cases have resulted in death.
• Overall, 46.4% (6,356) of Tennessee’s confirmed coronavirus cases have recovered, including 275 new recoveries reported on Tuesday.
• There are currently 7,108 active coronavirus cases in Tennessee.
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