WBBJ TV
March 12, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. On this day one year ago, West Tennessee Healthcare and the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department held their first press conference regarding the coronavirus.
WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Julia Ewoldt takes us back, and asks the new question, ‘Is there light at the end of the tunnel?’
“It could be here and us just not know it yet. So, you need to have a personal plan in place for you and your family,” Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department Regional Director Kim Tedford announced in March 2020.
March 12, 2020 there wasn’t even a confirmed case of coronavirus in all of West Tennessee. But West Tennessee Healthcare and the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department started making preparations.
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Active COVID-19 cases in Madison County continue to rise following Christmas and the new year, local health officials reported Wednesday.
The county reported 2,534 active or unknown cases Wednesday, a 40% increase since the new year. Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department executive director Kim Tedford warned the county could see record-high active counts following the holiday season. We are seeing that increase [right now], she said during Wednesday s COVID-19 media briefing.
Despite the rising active cases, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital reported a decrease in coronavirus-related hospitalizations. At one point in December, the hospital said it was treating close to 200 patients for coronavirus.
JACKSON, Tenn. — Healthcare officials say they are making progress in fighting COVID-19, through vaccine distributions and antibody treatments. Jackson Mayor Scott Conger says the City of Jackson and Madison County are top 10 in the state in COVID-19 vaccinations. “Madison County, as of this morning, is the sixth county in the state on vaccine distribution based on population,” Mayor.
WBBJ TV
December 23, 2020
JACKSON, Tenn. Health officials have good news and bad news about the vaccination progress in Madison County.
Health department officials confirmed, so far, they’ve been able to vaccinate more than 500 first responders as part of their first phase of vaccinations.
“We ran out of vaccine around 6:00. We were supposed to run until 8:00” said Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department director Kim Tedford.
In fact, if first responders had shown up to the health department on Wednesday, they would have seen a sign telling them that there were no vaccines available. That’s because the state notified the health department that their expected shipment of 900 Moderna vaccines would not arrive on time.