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TN COVID-19 cases skyrocket; now most infectious in U.S.

New York Times

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee has reemerged as the most infectious state in the country.

New COVID-19 cases in the Volunteer State have skyrocketed by 70% in the past two weeks.


About 900 COVID-19  patients in Tennessee are hospitalized, with more than 100 in intensive care.

The highest transmission rates are in rural counties where the vaccination rates are the lowest.