August 15, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
As the delta variant takes hold in Tennessee, the state is seeing a sharp surge in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths that is showing no signs of stopping, according to Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey.
Faced with the threat, the state health department continues to urge people to get Covid-19 vaccinations.
“Vaccination is the single best tool we have to prevent COVID-19 both in ourselves and in our communities,” said Piercey .
The delta variant has now spread across the entire state. “It’s everywhere,” she said. “It’s all over the nation. It’s all over the state.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control’s Covid Data Tracker the total number of vaccine doses administered in DeKalb County through Saturday, August 14 is 13,054 with 30.06% of the population here fully vaccinated and 34.78% with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Tennessee Department of Health reports that DeKalb County has recorded 57 deaths since the pandemic began in 2020 with 58 hospitalizations due to Covid-19. The total number of cases here since March 2020 comes to 3,012 while 2, 862 are inactive or have recovered.
There are 93 active cases of Covid-19 as of Friday, August 13 including 9 new cases.