December 21, 2020
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DeKalb County’s COVID-19 fatality rate exceeds state average
DeKalb County’s current fatality rate of 1.49 percent for COVID-19-related deaths surpasses the state average of 1.17 percent. The county ranks seventh among 14 counties of the Upper Cumberland region in COVID-19 mortality as of December 20.
The fatality rate for the disease in DeKalb County outpaces all six of its neighboring counties, including Wilson County. Wilson has more cases than any Upper Cumberland County at 10,770 reported, but its death rate is 1.04 percent.
In the two-week period from December 6 to December 20 the state saw an increase of 119,093 positive cases, a growth 29.73 percent. DeKalb County cases rose by 40.53 percent during that same span.
In a broadcast on Sunday Governor Lee implored Tennesseans to stay home through the remainder of the holiday season.
“Now, Tennessee is Ground Zero for a surge in sickness,” Governor Lee said.
COVID-19 Fatality Rates in Upper Cumberland as of December 20
Rank- County-Cases-Deaths- Fatality Rate
1 Pickett (493 cases) (17 deaths) (3.45% rate)
2 Clay (768 cases) (21 deaths) (2.73% rate)
3 Jackson (873 cases) (18 deaths) (2.06% rate)
4 Overton (1,916 cases) (39 deaths) (2.04% rate)
5 Fentress (1,672 cases) (27 deaths) (1.61% rate)
6 Macon (2,351 cases) (36 deaths) (1.53% rate)
7 DeKalb (1,817 cases) (27 deaths) (1.49% rate)
8 White (2,461 cases) (36 deaths) (1.46% rate)
9 Putnam (7,717 cases) (108 deaths) (1.40% rate)
10 Cumberland (3,723 cases) (48 deaths) (1.29% rate)
11 Smith (1,863 cases) (23 deaths) (1.23% rate)
12 Van Buren (510 cases) (5 deaths) (0.98% rate)
13 Warren (3,783 cases) (29 deaths) (0.77% rate)
14 Cannon (1,207 cases) (7 deaths) (0.58% rate)
Upper Cumberland (31,154 cases) (441 deaths) (rate 1.42%)
Tennessee (519,687 cases) (6,071 deaths) (1.17% rate)
Source: Tennessee Department of Health
DeKalb County ‘s COVID-19 infection rate among Tennessee counties (per capita) has dropped to 17th at 168.7 per 100,000 residents and to 49th nationally according to COVID Act Now (CAN).
(Click link below to view CAN report on DeKalb County)
https://www.covidactnow.org/us/tennessee-tn/county/de_kalb_county?
As of Sunday December 20, the Tennessee Department of Health reported a total of 31 new COVID-19 cases in DeKalb County bringing the total number of active cases to 337 and the confirmed or probable cases to 1,848 since March. A total of 1,484 are inactive or have recovered. There have been 27 COVID related deaths in DeKalb County this year and 36 have been hospitalized.
(Click Link Below for DeKalb County Report)
https://covid19.tn.gov/data/dashboards/?County=Dekalb