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Tennessee reported a record 203 new novel coronavirus-related (COVID-19) deaths on Friday, topping the previous record of 192 reported on Jan. 26.

Ballad Health’s hospitalization numbers continue to plummet, with the system reporting 136 COVID-19 patients in its facilities on Friday — a drop of 24 and another three-month low.

Northeast Tennessee’s eight counties reported the fewest new COVID-19 infections in nearly three months on Thursday, with active infections and the region’s seven-day positive test rate also at three-month lows.

Tennessee set a record for reported monthly novel coronavirus-related (COVID-19) deaths on Wednesday, topping the 2,400 mark after reporting 154 more Tennesseans died of the virus.

Tennessee reported a record 192 novel coronavirus-related (COVID-19) fatalities on Tuesday, putting the state on the precipice of a new monthly high for deaths. Tennessee has reported 2,255 deaths since Jan. 1 — just 50 shy of December’s record 2,305 deaths. Through 26 days in January, the state has averaged 86.7 deaths per day, far outpacing last month’s 74.3 average. If the monthly death record doesn’t fall on Wednesday, it will likely fall on Thursday, as the state has on...

Washington County, reporting four new novel coronavirus-related (COVID-19) deaths, surpassed 200 virus-related fatalities on Friday — the second county in the region after Sullivan County eclipsed that mark earlier this

Though the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in its hospitals has plummeted recently, Ballad Health officials expect that decline to plateau in the coming days and weeks.

For the first time in more than a month, Northeast Tennessees active case count of COVID-19 infections fell below 4,000 on Friday, though new daily cases were the highest so

Northeast Tennessee’s seven-day average for new cases dropped to its lowest rate since Dec. 31 on Wednesday, with the region adding fewer than 300 new cases for the third consecutive

Like most people around the world, Edward Wyatt hasn’t been able to live a normal life since the pandemic began. At age 75, Wyatt is at high risk for a serious or fatal novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, so when Tennessee altered its vaccine plan to allow those 75 and older to receive the vaccine, Wyatt jumped at the opportunity. There was just one issue: Supply. Because vaccine supplies have been limited, Wyatt hasn’t been able to schedule an appointment for his first dose of th...