Coronavirus Live Updates

Three more Nashvillians have died from COVID-19 in the past day, bringing the city’s death toll to nine.

Local fire officials are worried that some businesses might be going too far to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The Davidson County jail has confirmed its first case of an inmate with COVID-19, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The individual is now in quarantine and his symptoms are described as “mild.”

Four locations of two competing crafts stores and a vape shop are among those businesses closed after violating the Safer At Home order, city officials said Monday.

Nashville now has 1,034 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 110 in the past day, officials said at a daily briefing Monday. And there have been 6 deaths linked to the virus.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services has established a hotline to help families waiting on cash assistance: 833-496-0661. Applicants can call to check the status of an application for temporary cash assistance and see how much money they can expect. This is help on top of unemployment benefits. The amount of assistance depends on the […]

It’s unclear exactly what roles they may be asked to take on and when, but the state has established a way for furloughed doctors and nurses to apply for COVID-response jobs with the state. They’d join the “Tennessee Medical Reserve Corps.”