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OT: the 16 county region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia reached our 3000 COVID death milestone last week.

It took 219 days for the first thousand, 248 for the second thousand, and 136 for the third.

"The region has significantly higher per capita COVID death rates than its respective states of Tennessee and Virginia, and of the nation. The region’s combined rate of COVID deaths per 100,000 population is 382.

That rate is 49% higher than the national rate of 257, 20% higher than Tennessee’s 318 and 106% higher than Virginia’s rate of 185. It is higher than any state but New York, which experienced massive deaths early in the pandemic."

https://www.wjhl.com/local-coronavirus-coverage/two-state-region-surpasses-3000-covid-19-deaths-after-latest-tdh-report/

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Two-state region surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths after latest TDH report

by: Jeff Keeling

Posted: Jan 19, 2022 / 08:21 PM EST / Updated: Jan 19, 2022 / 08:21 PM EST



A 16-county region of Northeast Tennessee and far Southwest Virginia surpassed 3,000 COVID deaths Wednesday and has significantly higher COVID death rates than the U.S. or its respective states. (WJHL Photo)

Most recent 1,000 deaths have come in 136 days

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – News Channel 11’s two-state viewing area surpassed a grim milestone with Wednesday’s weekly Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) COVID-19 data report — 3,000 total COVID deaths.

The most recent 1,000 deaths have come in 136 days, since Sept. 5, 2021. It took 248 days for the 16-county region to go from 1,000 to 2,000 deaths (Dec. 30, 2020 to Sept. 5, 2021) and 219 days to go from its first COVID death March 21, 2020 to its 1,000th on Dec. 30, 2020.

The region has significantly higher per capita COVID death rates than its respective states of Tennessee and Virginia, and of the nation. The region’s combined rate of COVID deaths per 100,000 population is 382.

That rate is 49% higher than the national rate of 257, 20% higher than Tennessee’s 318 and 106% higher than Virginia’s rate of 185. It is higher than any state but New York, which experienced massive deaths early in the pandemic.



The most recent 1,000 COVID deaths in the region have come in the shortest time span.

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