In a sea of new daily COVID cases, health officials are often looking for clusters — a group of cases linked to a particular time and place. But what can be even harder to figure out is how each outbreak spreads from its source and spawns even more clusters in the region.
Tennessee Schools Are Having To Close Because Of COVID, But Gov. Bill Lee Is Committed To His Passive Response
Tennessee schools are starting to shift back to virtual learning after months of mostly managing small outbreaks of the coronavirus. The state was one of the first to reopen schools, but is now taking the lead in COVID-19 infections.
Why Tennessee Won’t Celebrate A $1B Budget Surplus
Rather than cash-strapped, Tennessee is actually quite flush. The latest tax revenues from October show the state has already built up a $1 billion surplus in tax collections.
COVID-19 Amplifies Dire Staffing Shortages At Tennessee Prisons
The head of Tennessee’s prison system says the number of unfilled correctional officer positions has reached an “all-time high.” Many facilities were already severely understaffed. Now, officials say the pandemic has made recruitment even harder.
Pandemic Impact: Dozens Of Middle Tennessee Teachers Have Resigned
Educators didn’t have much choice about whether to go back to in-person class when Middle Tennessee schools resumed this fall, leading dozens of them to decide to quit instead.
Vanderbilt Newspaper Editor Talks Balancing Being A Student And A Journalist In The Pandemic
Every journalist covering the pandemic is covering something that affects them, but it’s much more directly so when you’re a college journalist reporting on outbreaks happening among your friends and classmates.
Nashville Still Wants To Help People Quarantine Safely, But Health Leaders Have Had To Rewrite A Plan First Floated In June
It was late June when Nashville officials shared a plan to provide temporary quarantine housing to vulnerable COVID-19 patients. It was the kind of arrangement already happening in other cities. But Metro’s version has languished.
Nashville’s Music Venues, Restaurants Issue Plea For Help After Closures Due To Pandemic
Owners of entertainment venues and restaurants say relief is needed to help the artists and workers that depend on them.
Nashville May Authorize More Departments To Enforce Public Health Orders
Nashville could soon expand which city employees have the power to issue citations during public health emergencies.
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