Tag Archives: Covid-19

If you feel like a lot of people are sick right now, you are right; a Cookeville Regional expert said the Upper Cumberland is dealing with elevated numbers of seasonal respiratory viruses. CRMC Infection Prevention Manager Stephanie Etter said COVID-19, flu, and RSV, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, are the three major illnesses impacting the region. Etter said with the holidays coming ... Read More »

Training beginning with Byrdstown officials this week on the new remote water meter reading system. Mayor Sam Gibson said a representative from the company supplying the meters flew out from Texas to train city staff on how to use them. Gibson said they will be able to scan the new water meters with a computer from the inside of a ... Read More »

Supply chain delays are not the only COVID problems that continue, the judicial system continues its catch-up process on court cases that were delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 15th District Attorney General Jason Lawson said it has been a continuing struggle, but the courts will not sacrifice justice for the delay. Lawson said he is currently in the middle of ... Read More »

The assassination of John F. Kennedy 60 years ago Wednesday shaped a generation and still cultivates perspective. That according to Tennessee Tech history professor Dr. Krystal Akehinmi. Akehinmi said when she asks, people who were alive in the 1960s can almost always tell her where they were when they heard the news that Kennedy had been killed. “As we think ... Read More »

Leadership Overton will return for the first time since 2017, a program designed to identify and cultivate the next generation of leaders. Livingston-Overton County Chamber of Commerce President Shannon Cantrell said the program will teach them about the challenges communities face and how leaders help their communities navigate through those issues. “The program was basically designed to motivate people to ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional is looking to combat the national nursing shortage through international nurses. Chief Nursing Officer Scott Lethi said that Worldwide Health Solutions will hopefully add stability to decrease a high turnover rate in the profession. “The COVID surge for those that have been in nursing 20 to 30 years that can retire, some are seeking earlier retirement,” Lethi said. ... Read More »

Two COVID patients died at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 121. One resident of Putnam County and one from Overton County passed away. Cookeville Regional reported 83 COVID-positive tests Thursday. Four additional patients are awaiting tests bringing the isolation total to 87. Statewide, more than 3,200 residents are hospitalized with COVID-19. Read More »

Upper Cumberland residents 75 years of age or older can soon begin calling their local health department to reserve a COVID vaccine. State Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said many counties will be ready over the next several days to move beyond medical workers and front-line emergency workers. All of the Upper Cumberland health departments are still vaccinating these front ... Read More »

Six patients fighting COVID-19 died over the weekend at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Four were from Putnam County, one from Dekalb County and one from Knox County, according to Public Relations Director Melahn Finley. The pandemic death toll stands at 111. As of Monday, the medical center is treating 72 patients for COVID-19 with six other patients quarantined with tests ... Read More »

COVID Drive-thru testing times will be reduced beginning Monday. The state is making the change to reduce the amount of time spent on COVID testing so health department workers can begin vaccinating residents. Testing will also not take place on holidays. Over the holidays, drive-thru testing will only take place Tuesday at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Tests will be available ... Read More »