Published: 11/16/2021

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELEASED THAT AS OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,297,472 TOTAL CASES OF COVID 19 AND NOW 16,683 STATEWIDE FATALITIES. THERE WAS A SINGLE DAY INCREASE OF 710 ACTIVE CASES AND 4 ADDITIONAL STATEWIDE FATALITIES. THERE ARE 31 ACTIVE CASES IN GILES COUNTY AND NOW 127 LOCAL FATALITIES.OVER THE LAST 7 DAYS GILES COUNTY HAS AVERAGED 45.4 COVID TESTS PER DAY, OF WHICH THE AVERAGE POSITIVE PERCENTAGE WAS 5%.