CRMC Reaches Over 30 COVID Cases, 12 Patients In Intensive Care
COVID cases back over 30 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Thursday with seven new patients admitted. CRMC reports 34 positive COVID patients at Cookeville Regional. 12 patients are in intensive care with four vented as of Thursday afternoon. The State Health Department reports positivity rates in Putnam County at over 19 percent during the last […]
Overton Health and Rehab Must Meet Federal Guidelines To Open
The Tennessee Department of Health announced that visitation is open for nursing homes. However, Overton County Health and Rehab Public Information Officer Scott Stevens said that announcement is misleading. Stevens said nursing facilities follow CMS and CDC guidelines, not Tennessee’s guidelines. “Number one is, the county positivity rate in whatever county you’re in has to […]
Overton Positivity Rate Too High To Allow Rehab Visitors
Overton County long term care facilities will not be able to have visitors if the county’s 14 percent positivity rate does not decrease by October 1st. A county must have a positive test rate lower than 10 percent for rehab centers to allow visitors. Overton County Rehab and Health Public Relations Director Scott Stevens said […]
