Tennessee Extends State Of Emergency After Covid 19 Cases Increase
Data from the Tennessee Department of Health indicated 1,410 new cases on Friday, a single-day record for the state. An “unplanned shutdown of the state surveillance system” kept the state from releasing coronavirus information on Sunday. Monday’s data, which includes numbers from Monday and Sunday indicate 2,125 new cases. In total, Tennessee has reported 42,297 cases of the virus. Lee’s executive order was designed to “facilitate the treatment and containment of COVID-19 through regulatory flexibility, promoting social distancing and avoidance of large gatherings, and protecting vulnerable populations,” according to a news release from Lee’s office....