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Knox Co. Health Department continues community COVID-19 regulations
These regulations continue to the face covering requirement and the curfew restrictions for restaurants, bars and event venues set by the former Board of Health. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 12:15 AM EDT April 13, 2021
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. On Monday, the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) released two regulations aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 and protecting the community.
This comes after the Knox County Commission voted to transfer the Board of Health s regulatory power to the Knox County Health Department on March 29.
These regulations continue the face covering requirement and the curfew restrictions for restaurants, bars, event venues and similar establishments set by the former Board of Health, according to KCHD.
KCHD learns dozens of COVID-19 deaths went unreported since December
KCHD said there were 44 additional COVID-19 deaths that occurred during the winter surge, but only learned about them recently due to a change in state reporting. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 1:29 PM EST March 11, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The Knox County Health Department on Thursday fixed a discrepancy in its COVID-19 data reporting after learning dozens of deaths from the virus that occurred during the winter surge went unreported from the state.
KCHD said it became aware of a process change on the state level that led to the department not being directly notified of 44 Knox County residents who died to COVID-19 between December 2020 and February 2021. It said these were deaths confirmed by state medical examiners and counted in the statewide total, but were never reported directly to Knox County.
Cars line up for free COVID-19 testing and flu shots in East Knoxville
The free testing event was hosted at Greater Warner Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church Saturday morning, off Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:10 AM EST December 21, 2020
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Cars lined up in East Knoxville Saturday morning for free drive-through COVID-19 testing and for flu shots.
The event was hosted at Greater Warner Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church off Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. It lasted from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. as volunteers worked to organize cars and test the people in them. They also gave out information on where underfed families could get help.