Published: 9/22/2022


THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELEASED A COVID UPDATE FOR THE WEEK BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 11TH AND SEPTEMBER 17TH. THE RATE OF INFECTION WAS LOWER WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,230 NEW CASES REPORTED STATEWIDE EACH DAY LAST WEEK, WITH 13+ NEW DEATHS REPORTED PER DAY ON AVERAGE. TOTAL TENNESSEE CASES TO DATE IS NOW OVER 2,328,222 CASES, WITH 27,631 RESIDENT FATALITIES. GILES COUNTY IS REPORTING APPROXIMATELY 35 NEW ACTIVE CASES IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, A LOWER POSITIVITY RATE OF 15.2% AND 201 FATALITIES TO DATE. GILES HAS REPORTED OVER 10,830 CASES SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.