*** Positivity rate = 16% on 12/11/2020.
*** 7-day average Positivity rate is 26.2% as of 12/12/2020 *** (TN County Data Snapshot)
That's a 2.9% increase from a week ago (increase of 5.1% from 2 weeks ago).
Positivity rate preferred to be below 3%.
According to the Maryville, TN (Blount County) government reporting,
As of December 11, 2020, Blount County, TN, has reported
7,015 cases of the coronavirus.
There have been 839 new cases reported in the past week.
57,122 people have been tested in Blount County.
Thus, 12.2% of people tested have tested positive for the coronavirus.
3,148 people were tested for the coronavirus in the past week.
Blount County's positive COVID-19 cases increased by 13.6% in the past week, from 6176 to 7,015.
Blount County’s positive COVID-19 cases have risen from 106 cases on June 15 to 7,015 cases December 11.
There are approximately 133,000 people residing in Blount County, TN.
Thus, 42.9% of the people in Blount County have been tested for the coronavirus.
However, that may not be true. it is not known how tests are counted when a single person gets tested multiple times. Certain people in certain fields of work (medical, education, sports) or physical ability (nursing home residents, hospital patients) may get tested multiple times.
As of 12/11/2020:
There are 64 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized at Blount Memorial Hospital.
There are 12 COVID-19 patients currently in the ICU at Blount Memorial Hospital.
Blount Memorial Hospital currently has 7 available ICU beds.
As of Dec. 11, 2020, It appears Blount Memorial Hospital has increased the number of ICU beds from 17 to 19.
As of Dec. 4, 2020, It appears Blount Memorial Hospital has reduced the number of ICU beds from 21 to 17.
As of Nov. 20, 2020, It appears Blount Memorial Hospital has upped the number of ICU beds from 19 to 21.
As of Nov. 13, 2020, It appears Blount Memorial Hospital has upped the number of ICU beds from 16 to 19.
As of Oct. 30, 2020, It appears Blount Memorial Hospital has reduced the number of ICU beds from 22 to 16.
As of Oct. 16, 2020, It appears Blount Memorial Hospital has upped the number of ICU beds from 15 to 22.
As of 12/4/2020:
Sixty-eight Blount County residents have died from the coronavirus.
Three of these deaths occurred in the past week of 12/4.
Be careful out there.
Wear a mask!
continued...
Three deaths occurred in the early months of the pandemic.
Three deaths occurred in the week of 7/12/2020.
One death occurred in the week of 7/19/2020.
Four deaths occurred in the week of 8/1/2020.
Four deaths occurred in the two weeks from 8/9 to 8/21/2020.
Two deaths occurred in the week of 8/22/2020.
Zero deaths occurred in the week of 8/28/2020.
Two deaths occurred in the week of 9/4/2020.
Four deaths occurred in the week of 9/11/2020.
One death occurred in the week of 9/18/2020.
Three deaths occurred in the week of 9/25/2020.
One death occurred in the week of 10/2/2020.
Three deaths occurred in the week of 10/9/2020.
Ten deaths occurred in the two weeks of 10/17/2020.
Six deaths occurred in the two weeks of 10/30/2020.
Eight deaths occurred in the week of 11/13/2020.
Five deaths occurred in the week of 11/20/2020.
Five deaths occurred in the week of 11/28/2020.
Three deaths occurred in the week of 12/4/2020.
Be careful out there.
Wear a mask!
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