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Cookeville Regional reported its first COVID-19 death Friday night.
“We want to express our sincere condolences to the family of this patient,” Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said.
According to CRMC officials, an elderly Nashville patient with multiple chronic diseases or conditions. The death is the first among the 31 people hospitalized at Cookeville Regional with COVID-19.
Korth said the community needs to remember that the virus remains present. Cookeville Regional currently has five positive patients receiving care at the medical center. He urged Upper Cumberland residents not to let their guards down, especially around vulnerable populations.
“Everyone still needs to be taking precautions to protect themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19,” Korth said.
To protect yourself and others from the spread of COVID-19, practice good hand hygiene by washing hands often and using alcohol-based hand sanitizer of at least 60% when soap and water are not available. Keep at least a six foot distance from others in public, avoid large gatherings, and wear a facemask to protect others in case you have the virus and are asymptomatic.
