DAILY METRO COVID19 PRESS UPDATE FOR 05/13/20
05/13/20
DAILY METRO COVID19 PRESS UPDATE FOR 05/13/20
Contact Name: Chris Song
Contact: chris.song@nashville.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: May 13, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor John Cooper’s office issued the following announcements regarding Metro’s citywide coronavirus (COVID-19) monitoring and response efforts in coordination with area hospitals, healthcare providers, medical colleges, and other community partners.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Mayor John Cooper’s Office and the LGBTQ Caucus of the Nashville Metro Council to Present Webinar for LGBTQ Community in the Age of Coronavirus
Mayor John Cooper and the LGBTQ Caucus of the Nashville Metro Council will host a webinar for the LGBTQ community and its allies this Friday, May 15, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Welcome: Nancy VanReece, Metro Nashville Councilmember, District 8
- Emerging Scientific Study: “COVID-19 and LGBTQ Americans”
- “Older LGBTQ Tennesseans and Covid-19”
- Q&A Session for webinar attendees
Presenters and Panelists:
- Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, MHA, Assistant Professor at the Center for Medicine, Health & Society, the Program for Public Policy Studies, and the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University.
- Tara McKay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor for the Center for Medicine, Health and Society at Vanderbilt University
- Gretchen Funk, Chief Program Officer, Fifty Forward
- Jasper Hendricks, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, Nashville CARES
- Rose Marie Pink, Board President, Nashville Launch Pad
This webinar will be recorded and made available on the Metro website. Attendees can attend the webinar at the link below and using the following case sensitive password: Metro2020.
https://nashville.webex.com/nashville/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5b5b5ab4c7439e6376f074d999d56e28
To view last week’s Roadmap for Reopening Nashville webinars and the toolkit for businesses, please visit the following link: https://www.asafenashville.org/business-toolkit/
METRO PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Metro Public Health Department officials announced today a total number of 3,879 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nashville/Davidson County, an increase of 94 in the past 24 hours.
The confirmed cases range in age from 1 month to 99 years.
An additional death was reported in Davidson County – a 74-year-old woman with underlying health conditions.
A total of thirty-eight (38) people have died after a confirmed case of COVID-19. 2,339 individuals have recovered from the virus.
The MPHD COVID-19 Hotline received 191 calls on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
Total number of cases: 3,879
Cases reported in the past 24 hours: 94
| Number of Deaths | Number of Cases | Case Fatality Rate | |
| Total | 38 | 3879 | 1.0% |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 29 | 1996 | 1.5% |
| Female | 9 | 1703 | 0.5% |
| Race | |||
| Asian | 1 | 253 | 0.4% |
| Black | 15 | 497 | 3.0% |
| Other | 3 | 473 | 0.6% |
| White | 19 | 1321 | 1.4% |
| ASSESSMENT CENTERS | 5/4/2020 | 5/6/2020 | 5/8/2020 | Week 19 | ||||
| Race | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Total | Assessment Center % |
| Asian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black or African American | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.5% |
| Other Race | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.5% |
| Pending | 541 | 33 | 619 | 39 | 459 | 46 | 1737 | 97.0% |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3% |
| White | 0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Pending | 542 | 25 | 619 | 40 | 459 | 46 | 1731 | 96.7% |
| Hispanic | 0 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 2.3% |
| Non-Hispanic | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.9% |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Total | 542 | 65 | 620 | 57 | 459 | 47 | 1790 | 100.0% |
Cases by sex
Male: 1,996
Female: 1,703
Unknown: 180
Total Cases by age
| Unknown | 91 |
| 0-10 | 106 |
| 11-20 | 284 |
| 21-30 | 958 |
| 31-40 | 764 |
| 41-50 | 600 |
| 51-60 | 517 |
| 61-70 | 333 |
| 71-80 | 148 |
| 81+ | 78 |
| Total | 3,879 |
| Recovered | 2,339 |
| Deaths | 38 |
| Total active cases | 1,502 |
| Total number of tests administered | Total positive results | Total negative results | Positive results as percentage of total |
| 40,279 | 3,879 | 36,400 | 9.6% |
Health officials remind everyone to take steps to stop the spread of germs like COVID-19. These include:
- Practice social distancing as defined by the CDC (6 feet of distance from others). Do not gather in groups larger than 10.
- Wear a cloth face covering when in a community setting, especially in situations where you may be near people. These settings include grocery stores and pharmacies. These face coverings are not a substitute for social distancing.
- Stay at home, unless leaving your home is absolutely necessary because you have medical needs or are an essential worker.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
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