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First Tennessee Prisoner With COVID-19 Dies

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A 67-year-old man who was incarcerated at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center and tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The Tennessee Department of Correction said in a press release that the man was taken to the hospital on April 25 for an assessment and tested positive while hospitalized. He died Monday morning, at 1:20 a.m. […]

As COVID-19 Spreads Through Tennessee’s Largest Prison, Loved Ones Say Information Is Hard To Find

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More than half of inmates at Tennessee’s largest prison have now tested positive for the coronavirus, in one of the biggest hotspots in the country. But amid the testing and quarantining of inmates, those with loved ones behind bars say it’s been nearly impossible to get information.

More Than 1,300 Inmates And Staff Test Positive At Tennessee’s Largest Prison

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All inmates and staff at Tennessee prisons will be tested for COVID-19 starting next week after 1,299 inmates and 50 staff tested positive at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville. It’s the largest known outbreak at a single facility in the entire state.

Tennessee Governor Shares State’s Efforts To Protect Elderly From COVID-19 At White House Briefing

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Gov. Bill Lee was in Washington Thursday afternoon to share his new plan to test all Tennessee nursing home residents and employees for COVID-19 with President Donald Trump. At a White House briefing about protecting senior citizens during the pandemic, Lee said the state needed to help elderly Tennesseans, who have been especially “hard-pressed.”

Gyms Can Reopen In Most Of Tennessee Starting Friday

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Tennessee’s Economic Recovery Group announced Tuesday that gyms and exercise facilities can open in all but six of the state’s largest counties, starting Friday. The group laid out a set of guidelines, which gyms will be recommended to follow. “Exercise is incredibly important for the physical and mental health of our population, and we want […]

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