COVID-19 Public Information Number 877-857-2945 Available 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. CST Daily
PLEASE NOTE: COVID-19 is a reportable disease in Tennessee.
Infectious agent: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Situation Summary: In December 2019, Chinese health authorities identified an outbreak of pneumonia associated with a novel, or new, coronavirus which has resulted in thousands of confirmed cases in China. Additional cases have been identified in a growing number of other international locations, including the United States. There are ongoing investigations to learn more. Click here to access CDC’s COVID-19 webpage for the most up to date information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.
There are three COVID-19 cases in Tennessee as of March 8, 2020. For the Public: Learn more about this disease
Health Care Providers:
Preparedness Tools: COVID19 Healthcare Tabletop Exercise Facilitator Manual
Laboratories:
Public Health: CDC Daily Key Points
Triage and assessment
Information provided by the Tennessee Department of Health (https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html)
Accessed on March 9, 2020
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