BREAKING: Tennessee reports an all-time daily high of 5,071 new #COVID19 cases!!!That's 40 percent higher than the previous record! DETAILED ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW 1/
https://twitter.com/TNDeptofHealth/status/1325166141866586112
#COVID19 is NOT going away!!! Seeing such a dramatic increase in daily cases in Tennessee alone is jaw-dropping! 2/ 
This is the 2nd highest week of the pandemic - just barely - in terms of new #COVID19 cases reported in Tennessee. 3/
Today's report of 49 #COVID19 deaths in Tennessee makes this the 2nd highest week of the pandemic, again just barely behind last week's record. 4/
This was also the single highest day for new reported #COVID19 cases among school-age children (ages 5-18) in Tennessee since the Dept of Health began breaking out numbers in July, with 616 kids affected. Remember, these kids have teachers/family members who may be at risk. 5/
The #COVID19 positivity rate continues to hover above 10 percent in Tennessee 6/
The #COVID19 positivity rate in some of Tennessee's rural counties is above 20 percent, with Perry County in Middle Tennessee continuing to lead the pack. 7/
The #COVID19 infection rates for most Tennessee counties is well above acceptable levels, with Lewis County in Middle Tennessee showing dramatically high numbers. 8/
TN Dept of Health updated hospitalization numbers today to include 114 hospitals instead of 111 that normally reported, adding in those additional facilities going back 45 days. Will take me a bit to update my spreadsheet, but current hospitalizations listed at 1,514. 9/
Current hospital capacity. 10/10
A very important distinction
https://twitter.com/KGreenMD/status/1325181053309509633?s=20
One final data point
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