END OF WEEK NUMBERS: This was the deadliest week of the #COVID19 pandemic in new reported deaths, hospitalizations near record high, total cases down as test reports decline. DETAILED ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW 1/
148 #COVID19 deaths reported this week in Tennessee 2/ 
538 #COVID19 hospitalizations this week in Tennessee, the second highest weekly number. More than 2,000 people hospitalized in last four weeks. 3/
This was the fourth highest week in Tennessee in terms of new #COVID19 cases... 4/
As well as the fourth highest week in Tennessee in terms of test results reported 5/
Check out the 7-day trend in new #COVID19 cases... 6/
And you'll see a corresponding decline in test results reported 7/
Positivity rates for the last 5 weeks have all been above 8 percent. Goal is 5% or less. 8/
Active #COVID19 cases now at 38,219. 9/9
While some deniers have tried to argue that the dates that #COVID19 deaths are reported is misleading... 10/
#COVID19 deaths in Tennessee - by date of death - is even more dramatic than some would have you believe. (Downturn at the end is due to the lag in reporting.) 11/
The good news in the @TNDeptofHealth weekly indicators report is that, when #COVID19 cases in Tennessee are viewed by date of collection, mitigation efforts across the state appear to be paying off. 12/
That would explain the flattening in active cases 13/
And the flattening of hospitalizations 14/
Still concerning in the weekly report: the continued high positivity rate. Goal is 5% or less. 15/15
