Knox County: TBD
On Nov. 10, the Knox County Board of Health passed a set of metrics for relaxing or tightening COVID-19 regulations, such as the mask requirement.
The first metric for lifting regulations is a positivity rate below 5 percent, averaged over 28 days. Right now, Knox County is averaging a positivity rate of 10.02%, per data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
The second metric is 5 new cases per 100,000 residents per day, averaged over 28 days. Right now, Knox County is at roughly 22.4 new cases per day per 100,000 people.
The third metric is a green hospitalization benchmark for the region, meaning hospitals have resumed normal operations. This metric has been met since Wednesday, February 24.