Knox County Board of Health Meeting 11/10/2020
All members were present and were joined by David Sanders from the county law office. Three people signed up for the public forum: Sherry Garret said she was a nurse for 30 years and has done...
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COVID-19: 11/10/2020 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK and Health Department Press Conference)
It’s another beautiful fall day, with temperatures running about 15 degrees warmer than the average. It’s a great day for a long walk as the days for warm walks dwindle. 2020 feels stranger as it goes....
COVID-19: 11/9/2020 Update (International, National, State, Local, UTK and KCS)
I hope your weekend was a safe and happy one. It was certainly interesting as the AP called the presidential election, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris made speeches, and President Trump continued to claim election...
COVID-19: 11/6/2020 Update (State, Local, UTK and KCS News)
We made it to Friday through an incredibly stressful week for many of us. Whether your stress came from watching election coverage or watching COVID-19 numbers repeatedly top 100,000 new cases a day in the country,...
COVID-19: 11.5.2020 Update (State, Local, UTK, KCS, Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Well, a weird year just won’t quit, right? This appears to be as close a presidential election as we’ve ever seen as far as individual states deciding the electoral college are concerned. I know we’re all...
COVID-19: 11/4/2020 Update (State, Local, UTK, KCS)
Good afternoon. Incredibly, a raging pandemic isn’t the primary topic of conversation across the country this morning. That would be the election, of course. I didn’t get everything I wanted and, I suspect, not many of...
COVID-19: 11/3/2020 Report (State, Local, UTK, KCS)
It’s a beautiful day for casting a ballot! Do so if you haven’t already. It’s ok to raise your hand if you are tired of me saying that. After today it will be out of our...
COVID-19: 11/2/2020 Update (International, National, State, Local, UTK, and KCS)
Worldwide Daily Cases 11.2.2020 (Source: Worldometers.com)Welcome to a beautiful Monday. I hope you are outside enjoying some of this beautiful weather. We got outside a little for a family visit this weekend, watched “Casper,” played Halloween...
Tennessee and Knox County Monthly COVID-19 Statistics Through October 2020
Once a month we take a look at the COVID-19 statistics by month. As readers pointed out early on, it is easy to get lost in day-to-day comparisons and charts. The numbers are naturally going to...
COVID-19: 10/30/2020 Update (State, Local, UTK, KCS and Today’s UTK Briefing)
It’s the last update before the weekend and I hope you have wonderful, safe plans. We’ve got a fun Halloween party at the Urban Household for our two young ones. Casper – the old and the...