547 new #COVID19 hospitalizations this week in Tennessee was, by far, the worst week of the pandemic. 2/ 
126 new #COVID19 deaths reported this week in Tennessee was, by far, the worst week of the pandemic. 3/
More than 36,000 Tennesseans are in the active stages of #COVID19 at present - more than double the number on July 1st. (Active cases = confirmed cases - recovered - deaths.) 4/
Total new #COVID19 cases reported this week in Tennessee is slightly off last week's record high. What's not none is the current backlog. (A family member was tested Monday and still does not have test results.) 5/
The positivity rate - percent of new cases coming back positive - continues to be high. 6/
Current confirmed cases of #COVID19, as of yesterday's report, stands at 1,086 people. 7/
Statewide, Tennessee hospitals are down to 293 ICU beds, 14% of the total capacity. 8/
Nashville hospitals are down to 12% ICU bed availability today, 15% hospital bed availability. Bigger concern is becoming not # of beds, but staffing for those beds. 9/
Awaiting update on school-age children. These are numbers from yesterday. 10/
At end of deadliest week of the #COVID19 pandemic in Tennessee - and week with the most hospitalizations - I honestly wonder if any state House members regret voting for resolution that claimed "mainstream media has sensationalized the reporting on COVID-19." 11/
Will those lawmakers pass a resolution to celebrate people they once considered to be medical heroes, but now find themselves falsely accused of engaging in a fraud? 12/
A different perspective on Tennessee’s #COVID19 data: Deaths make up make up more than a fifth (22.9%) of those who are hospitalized. Those are tough odds! 13/
UPDATED: Map from @TNDeptofHealth shows that 87 of Tennessee's 95 counties - 84% - now showing unacceptable rates of #COVID19 transmission. This means our elderly relatives and friends in those 87 counties cannot receive visitors in long-term care facilities. 14/
UPDATE: Now, 8,214 school age children (ages 5-18) diagnosed with #COVID19. (True number of infections likely much higher since children are not routinely tested.) 6 of top 10 counties are in Middle Tennessee 15/
This is important research because 18-year-olds are potentially high school seniors. 16/16
