Mackenzie Moore, WJHL-TV, March 14, 2022 Tennessee counties with high transmission levels of COVID-19 are located almost exclusively in Northeast Tennessee, according to data from the CDC. A COVID-19 community levels map detailed that Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington, Carter, Unicoi and …
‘Ample room for uncertainty’: As COVID-19 cases rise again in Europe, could US see the same?
Cady Stanton, USA Today, March 13, 2022 Just as the U.S. has finally turned the corner on a wave of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, multiple countries in Europe are showing an increase in infections – fueling concerns about the possibility of another global …
Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year
Staff Writer, NPR, March 7, 2022 The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is …
Tennessee marks two years since first COVID-19 case announced
Olivia Michael, News Channel 5, March 5, 2022 Two years ago, the Tennessee Department of Health announced its first case of COVID-19. The patient was a 44-year-old Williamson County man. But one case soon became 14, then 59, and in three weeks …
Masks off for most: CDC downgrades COVID-19 threat for Knox Co. and much of East Tennessee
Staff Writer, WBIR, March 3, 2022 Knox County and the majority of East Tennessee are no longer considered to have a ‘high’ COVID-19 threat in the community under new federal health guidelines, meaning masks are no longer recommended as a …