News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 Where The Upper Cumberland Talks
While most regions of the state have seen COVID-19 cases decrease or hold steady in recent days, the Upper Cumberland’s COVID-19 case total has steadily increased.
Double-digit new cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the region on 11 of the last 14 days as of Monday, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Health. In addition, the region’s four-day rolling average of new cases has increased from 7.8 new cases May 1 to 34.2 on May 23.
Only the Hamilton-Chattanooga region has shown a similar rise in cases over that time period. Memphis has seen its positive case numbers hold steady. Nashville and Knoxville have seen case numbers fall.
Some of the increase is likely from the amount of testing being done. 5,008 of every 100,000 Upper Cumberland residents has been tested, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Health. Only three regions statewide are testing at a higher rate: West Tennessee, Shelby County and Davidson County. West Tennessee is testing at a rate of 5,557 per 100,000.
Knox County is testing at a rate of 3,084 per 100,000 residents. Hamilton County is testing at a rate of 2,133.
Dekalb County leads the region’s per capita testing at 6,025 tests per 100,000 followed by Cumberland, Putnam and Van Buren County. The state average stands at 4,277 tests per 100,000.
Upper Cumberland COVID-19 cases stand at 781 cases as of Monday.
Upper Cumberland COVID-19 Positive Cases
- Putnam (380)
- Cumberland (109)
- Macon (101)
- Dekalb (34)
- Smith (30)
- White (27)
- Overton (21)
- Warren (21)
- Cannon (17)
- Jackson (17)
- Fentress (11)
- Clay (6)
- Van Buren (4)
- Pickett (3)
