BREAKING: Once again, this is the worst week of the pandemic in terms of new #COVID19 cases/deaths in Tennessee (with one more day still to go). BRIEF ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW 1/
422 new #COVID19 deaths reported in just six days this week in Tennessee! 2/
This is also already a record week for new #COVID19 cases among Tennessee's school-age children (ages 5-18). The usual note: while most children are not greatly affected, they have vulnerable teachers and family members. 3/
GET THIS: At this rate, we are now on track for almost 175,000 new #COVID19 cases in Tennessee this month. 4/
AND GET THIS: At this rate, we are now on track for more than 2,000 more dead Tennesseans this month. 5/5
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Looking at the chart, it's stunning to think that we thought July was bad. 2/
1,300 of those new #COVID19 cases in Tennessee today are school-age children (ages 5-18) -- also a new daily record. Again, while children are not likely to suffer as greatly as others, they have vulnerable teachers and family members. 3/
BREAKING: Tennessee reports 6,691 new #COVID19 cases and 73 new deaths, easily making this the worst week of the pandemic on both fronts. DETAILED ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW 1/
BREAKING! Tennessee surpasses 5,000 #COVID19 deaths - just 19 days after having passed the 4,000 mark. Also, Tennessee reports the single highest one-day report for new cases. DETAILED ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW 1/
BREAKING: Tennessee records the worst week of the pandemic (again) with a record number of new #COVID19 cases and new reported deaths. ANALYSIS FOLLOWS 1/
The #COVID19 pandemic is cost more lives every week in Tennessee in terms of new reported deaths - more than 1,000 in the past three weeks alone. 2/
We normally look at #COVID19 deaths by day/week/month that the death certificates are filed because there is a lag in reporting by date of death. But looking at the actual dates of death, the increase is dramatic. 3/
BREAKING: Tennessee reports a record-shattering 7,975 new #COVID19 cases. November was, BY far, the worst month of the pandemic in terms of new cases overall, new cases among school-age children and new reported deaths. DETAILED ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW 1/
There is likely some holiday lag built into today's daily count, but the number of new #COVID19 cases in November in Tennessee was 76% higher than October. 2/
The number of new #COVID19 cases among Tennessee's school-age children was up 80% in November over October. The usual caveat: while kids do not suffer greatly, they have vulnerable teachers and family members. 3/