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Six COVID deaths reported at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Friday night. As of Saturday morning, 92 patients are being treated for COVID with 24 vented and 19 in intensive care. 81 of the 92 patients had not received a COVID vaccination. The State Department of Health reported 114 cases per day over the last two weeks in Putnam County. The ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional reports five COVID deaths that occurred over Tuesday night. Chief Strategy Officer Ricky Shelton said of those, four patients were not vaccinated. Shelton said the deaths were residents from Putnam County from ages 73 to 83. According to Shelton, 12 new COVID positive admits came in Tuesday. Ninety-eight patients are currently being treated for COVID. Twenty-Nine of those ... Read More »

Only two Upper Cumberland long-term care facilities have dealt with two or more positive COVID-19 cases during this outbreak. The Department of Health released new data for facilities across the state in an effort to protects residents, family and staff. Algood’s Signature Health Care Center reported 51 positive cases, second highest among Tennessee’s long-term care facilities. The White House Assisted ... Read More »

Putnam County’s COVID-19 case number hit 100 Wednesday with four people dead. That number reflects an increase of five cases from Tuesday’s report. Putnam County becomes the 12th county in the state to reach triple digits in positive COVID-19 cases. 74 of those who tested positive have recovered. 1,097 tests have come back negative. The Upper Cumberland total stands at ... Read More »

Putnam County reported its first two COVID-19 deaths Thursday. The Tennessee Department of Health data does not mean the two people died in the last 24 hours. More than a week passed between the announcement of cases at Algood’s Signature Health Care and the numbers showing up in Putnam County’s data. A Smith County resident’s passing in Thursday’s report along ... Read More »