The Latest: 36% of Tennessee's COVID-19 cases are children

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: 36% of Tennessee’s COVID-19 cases are children

By The Associated Press
11 minutes ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee state health commissioner says children now account for more than a third of the state’s COVID-19 cases, a sharp rise from earlier as the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.

Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Wednesday that Tennessee had 14,000 pediatric cases in the previous seven days, which she said was 57% more than the previous week. She says such cases now make up 36% of total COVID-19 cases, “when it’s historically been in the 10 to 15 percent range.”

The spike in cases among school-age children has brought calls from some health officials for more forceful protective measures such as mask mandates at schools. Gov. Bill Lee has resisted such suggestions.

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[applegrove]

1. Sick.

[SheltieLover]

2. K&R!

Poor kids!

[Lovie777]

3. Damn . ..

that's too effing high.

[Texaswitchy]

4. Damn good way to cripple a country.

Sicken the population, especially the kids.

The Republicans have blood on their hands.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Indeed. Also great demo for ready eager minds what RepubliQon stupidity leads to. Qons own this

I can't imagine it being good for recruitment if a couple of kids your age die or get severe cases of Covid-19.

Tennessee's politics are currently dominated by the Republican Party.[410][411] Republicans currently hold the state's U.S. Senate seats, 7 out of 9 Congressional seats, 73 out of 99 state house seats, and 27 out of 33 state senate seats.

The Qonservatives and their lockstep CONservatives own this.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Would make a good LBN post. People need to know and AP is respected. . . nt

[spanone]

6. Fuck our governor and our two insane republican senators.

[2 Meow Momma]

8. They're just throwing the kids into the fire, and the families, too.

People around here are living as if there was no virus. I’m scared for my 5 yr old kindergartener grand child. Less than 1 full week in, he’s had to quarantine once already. Every time he’s quarantined, my daughter (a struggling single mom) has to take off work. How many times will her work allow her to take days off to be with her quarantined son?

I’m in the Nashville area. Daughter is one county east.

[peggysue2]

9. And this is why I'm happy to be out of TN

My husband and I officially moved last Monday. Our household goods arrived today (most of which is now in storage). Went to the Acme and was asked about my telephone number, the area code. When I told the cashier we’d just moved back to PA from TN, the bagger looked astonished. Why would you leave TN? she asked.

My reply?

Too conservative, too religious, too ignorant. So ignorant they refuse to mask up during the current surge.

Glad to be home. Finally😊