The Tennessee Department of Health reported two-thousand-57 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 689-thousand-800. An additional 40 COVID-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total number of coronavirus-attributed deaths statewide to over 84-hundred. Over 26-hundred COVID-19 patients are hospitalized statewide. In Robertson County there have been 7,666 cases of COVID 19 since the pandemic began, 6,946 have recovered and 85 have died of COVID-19 in Robertson County.
That special legislative session on education is underway. Governor Bill Lee addressed House and Senate members yesterday, calling out some school districts for mostly remaining closed during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Governor Lee told lawmakers saying “follow the science,” and professing to “believe in public education” while keeping schools closed doesn’t make sense. Lee applauded other districts for “not settling for the path of least resistance and hiding behind month after month of virtual learning with no end in sight.”
Governor Lee is issuing a new executive order restricting who may attend high school sporting events in the state. Governor Lee issued executive order 74 yesterday, extending restrictions. The Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association says large-scale attendance by fans and students must be changed. Bands, cheerleaders, and dance teams won’t be able to attend games.
Robertson County residents should be aware that unemployment insurance fraud has stolen more than $36 billion from out-of-work Americans around the country. One common form is identity theft, where thieves, posing as you, change information on state websites and have your money redirected to them. Protect yourself by regularly changing your passwords.
