Reporting problems leads to a reduction in new and active COVID-19 cases in the region | Local News

The Tennessee Department of Health reported a limited number of tests after a delay of nearly two hours on Tuesday. On the first day of the region, less than 100 new cases occurred in more than 3 weeks, and active cases decreased by more than 400 throughout the region.

Northeastern Tennessee Numbers

• 94 new cases in the top 8 counties, for a total of 21,298 new cases.
• Three new deaths in northeastern Tennessee, for a total of 399.
• A total of 18,432 525 new predicted inactive cases.
• An estimated 2,467 active cases in northeastern Tennessee.
• New cases by county: Carter 16, Green 19, Hancock 0, Hawkins 9, Johnson 0, Sullivan 31, Unicoy 6, Washington 13.
• Active cases by county: Carter 303, Green 325, Hancock 13, Hawkins 205, Johnson 53, Sullivan 847, Unicoy 109, Washington 612.

Local data analysis

As Tennessee reported a problem with its data reporting system, COVID-19 numbers in northeastern Tennessee dropped dramatically on Tuesday, reducing tests processed at night.

“Note: Due to a system issue, fewer tests are processed at night,” the agency posted on Twitter. “Most of the tests are expected to be included in daily case count updates over the next few days.”

As a result, only 105 new tests have been reported in the region, leading to an astonishing positive test rate of 86.67%. No county reported more than 26 new tests (Sullivan), and only one reported a positive rate of less than 75%. Sullivan County reported 27 new positives and 26 new tests, resulting in an actual positive rate of 103.85%.

It was the first day in the region of less than 100 new cases since 1 November, with 94 reported in 6 counties.

Sullivan County reported the most at 31, while Hancock and Johnson counties reported nothing. The number of active cases also decreased sharply, with a decrease of 434 people throughout the region. The number of active cases in Sullivan County has decreased by more than 100, as in Washington County.

Three new deaths have been reported in the area and 400 are at stake. New deaths have been reported in Sullivan (+2) and Washington (+1) counties.

Hospitalization

Ballad Health reported on Tuesday that hospitalizations fell further and the system’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped from 217 to 211, but hospitalizations are expected to increase in the coming weeks. Ballad predicts that more than 200 hospitalizations and about 150 deaths will occur in the two weeks from November 22nd to December 5th.

Ballad’s chief operating officer, Eric Deaton, said at a press conference on Tuesday, “These are clearly just predictions, but I’m worried that we’ll start seeing how they’re being played exactly based on modeling. I will hold you. “

The number of cases is expected to increase as a result of Thanksgiving gatherings, which is expected to lead to an increase in hospitalization.

Positively, predictive modeling of the system shows that it is below the worst-case scenario of spreads that would have seen 350 hospitalizations by the end of this year, but which is the post-Thanksgiving surge. It is unknown how it will affect you.

As of Tuesday, there were 211 (-6) hospitalizations, 44 (-2) intensive care patients, and 29 (-1) ventilators. There was one person waiting for the test results. At a press conference on Tuesday, the system reported that the medical / surgical bed had a capacity of 91.6%, the ICU had a capacity of 91.3%, and 15 COVID-19 ICU beds were still available.

The system also announced a cluster of infections at Wexford House, the system’s short-term and long-term nursing facility in Kingsport.

According to a release from Ballad, 36 staff and 52 residents are positive, slightly different from the number reported by the state on Friday for 56 and 33 staff infected. ..

The state has reported one death, but Ballad’s statement has not reported any deaths. Infected individuals requiring hospitalization were transferred to a special COVID-19 unit at the Holston Valley Medical Center.

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School age children

Nineteen new cases were reported among school-aged children on Tuesday, seven in Washington County, six in Sullivan County, five in Green County, and one in Hancock County. Unicoi County’s total has decreased by one.

Johnson City Schools reported 304 students (-44 from last week) and 23 (-14) faculty members as of Monday. There were 17 (+0) students with active sexually transmitted diseases and 3 (-4) teachers infected.

ETSU

The number of active cases at East Tennessee State University fell by 3 on Tuesday to 25 — 19 students and 6 employees. There were 36 (-1) quarantines in ETSU’s homes. This includes people who test positive or who are waiting for a test result. Five new cases were reported on Tuesday.

Mountain Home VA

Mountain Home VA reported the 50th virus-related death and the 1,000th case on Tuesday. This is because active cases remained at record levels for the second consecutive day. As of Monday, there were a total of 1,008 (+26) cases, of which 155 (+0) were considered active and 803 (+23) were considered inactive. 50 (+3) have died.

New Tennessee Coronavirus

• 1,304 new cases, totaling 345,854, since follow-up began in March.

• 73 new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 4,374.

• 6,642 new inactive cases, a total of 303,234 inactive cases.

• 2,116 hospitalizations as of Monday. Hospitalization data will be delayed by one day.

• 5,448 new tests, total 4.3 million.

• 38,246 active cases.

State analysis

Tennessee’s number of active cases fell by nearly 5,000 due to delays in reporting after peaking on Tuesday, with 38,246 active cases across the state.

There was a record number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Tennessee hospitals for 10 consecutive days on Tuesday, with 2,116 inpatients — 574 in the ICU and 262 in the ventilator. Dr. Lisa Piercy, Director of Health, Tennessee, said COVID-19 patients make up 34% of state ICU patients.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Piercy said the state expected the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in mid-December.