Health officials report progress in battle against COVID-19
"We're kind of holding our breath."
January 27, 2021
“We’re kind of holding our breath,” said Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department Regional Director Kim Tedford.
“It brings me some joy this morning to bring some positive news to you all,” said West Tennessee Healthcare Chief Compliance Officer Amy Garner.
“We’re monitoring and share the excitement and the cautious optimism of the numbers that we have,” said Jackson Mayor Scott Conger.
The health department reported 39 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with a 10.1% positivity rate.
“To put that in perspective a little bit, we were seeing increases in a weeks time of 500 and above during the month of December. Since last Wednesday, we’ve only increased 277 new cases,” Tedford said.