Tag Archives: Covid Cases

Cookeville Regional Medical Center seeing low numbers of COVID and flu cases. CEO Paul Korth said they are still bracing for a possible increase as the winter season continues. “February is the busy time so we’re hoping for the best but preparing for more norms and increased volumes probably,” Korth said. Korth said despite concerns about an uptick in illness ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center project current COVID trends to remain steady over the next two to three months. CEO Paul Korth said that the hospital has seen a significant decrease in COVID patients that have been admitted to the facility. “Internally, we’re probably thinking that the numbers were currently at, which have hovered around 20 to 25 for a couple ... Read More »

COVID cases at Cookeville Regional have decreased by 50 percent over the last two and a half weeks. As of Tuesday, there are a total of 52 COVID hospitalizations with 7 patients in the ICU. That’s down from a high of 117 in early September. 38 of the 52 hospitalized patients are unvaccinated and 6 patients have an unknown vaccination ... Read More »

A Spencer long-term facility received 11 false positive COVID tests. Generations Center of Spencer reported Monday six positive COVID cases among residents and seven among staff. Administrator Buffy Gaither said after retesting the 13 cases, systems identified only two staff members were positive. Gaither said the lab reported technical difficulties resulting in the false positives. Over the two week period ... Read More »

Fentress County active Covid cases over the past month have increased from eight to 36. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said positive cases are always a concern, but was expected with more people being tested. “We were expecting it,” Johnson said. “We were talking with our local health department and state officials that it was going to come. This is what ... Read More »