Knoxville health leaders reflect on COVID-19 response one year into pandemic
While there are areas of success within the health community, there were also shortcomings. Health leaders hope the community is on a bright path. Author: Katie Inman Updated: 7:03 PM EST March 11, 2021
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. Health leaders in Knoxville are reflecting on the past year spent in a pandemic: the accomplishments, shortcomings and outlook in the medical field.
The first case of COVID-19 reported in Knox County came on March 12, 2020. Since then, the numbers of positive cases, hospitalizations and deaths fluctuated through the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.
Knoxville and Knox County were marked as hotspots by the Centers for Disease Control beginning in the summer 2020 months.