Tennessee COVID-19 Cases Climb to Top in the Country

[spanone]

So proud of our red state....

Wish we could recall our fucking ignorant governor.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee now ranks first in the country for new COVID-19 cases per capita as the state continues to battle its worst virus surge yet.

As of Tuesday, one in every 81 Tennesseans had tested positive for the virus in the past week, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins. Meanwhile, the rolling average number of daily new cases over the past two weeks increased by nearly 90% or about 5,600 cases.

The latest milestone is one of several records the state has reached in the past several weeks, stemming from a spike in cases and hospitalizations among school-aged children.

Hundreds of students throughout Tennessee have been forced to quarantine or isolate due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Some schools have closed classrooms due to staffing shortages, while others have temporarily asked the state to switch to virtual learning.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2021-09-14/tennessee-covid-19-cases-climb-to-top-in-the-country

[Blues Heron]

1. not sure about this stat "increased by nearly 90%" over the last 2 weeks

"Meanwhile, the rolling average number of daily new cases over the past two weeks increased by nearly 90% or about 5,600 cases. "

End of august was about 6000/day rolling 7 day average, now its 7250/day rolling 7 day average according to worldometers

maybe they mean last two months?

[Hugin]

2. That's what happens when you fire your state wide vaccination outreach coordinator because they're..

Saying objective stuff your subjective world view doesn't agree with.

[helpisontheway]

3. Most of my family lives in Memphis and it is awful.

I thought when they started requiring masks again that things would improve. However, I have not noticed a difference.