Tennessee nursing home covid outbreak News

Tennessee to Require COVID-19 Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities

Gov. Bill Lee’s administration announced Friday that long-term care facilities will soon be required to test all of their residents and staff for COVID-19 after initially just urging nursing homes to do so. According to Lee’s office, the Healthcare Facilities …

Death Toll Climbs to 9 From COVID Outbreak at Tennessee Nursing Home

Nine people have now died in a coronavirus outbreak at a Tennessee nursing home that saw more than 100 people test positive. Sumner Regional Medical Center spokesman Kyle Brogdon on Tuesday confirmed the new total of fatalities from the Gallatin …