COVID-19 cases top 6000 in Tennessee

Brad Jones April 16, 2020 News Leave a comment 896 Views

As of Wednesday, April 15th at 3 pm EDT, there were 6079 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee, according to the state Health Department. Of those, 2196—or 36%–have already recovered, while another 135 people have died after contracting the virus. 74,817 people have tested negative.

Roane County reported its sixth case of the virus on Wednesday, with five people recovered and 355 negative tests.

In Anderson County, one new case was reported on Wednesday, bringing the county’s total to 16. On the flip side of that coin, another recovery was reported as well, bringing the number of people who have gotten better to 11. One person died from COVID-19 last week, and 459 Anderson Countians have tested negative.

In Morgan County, there were five cases, with four recovered, and 99 negative tests.

The Tennessee Department of Health releases updated figures at 3 pm EDT and you can see the latest information by visiting https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html

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BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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