Clarksville, Tennessee ((
) – With the region again exceeding 2,000 active COVID-19 cases, Montgomery is the least vaccinated county in the state, with only 1.5% of the population receiving the first dose of the vaccine.
This data comes from
A dashboard run by the Tennessee Department of Health. The information was last updated on Thursday, January 7. The total displayed on this dashboard is based on the reported doses of the State Immunization Information System (TennIIS) and county population data in 2019.
Other neighboring counties are reaching a profit margin of 2% to 3%, and 3% of Stewart’s population received the first vaccination. Davidson’s overall vaccination rate is 2.92%, and Houston has vaccinated 4.07% of their population.
When asked about the low percentage, Montgomery County Health Director Joey Smith (Joey Smith) said that there are many factors contributing to this situation.
Smith said: "We know that some counties may have a higher population at stage 1a1," which will increase the number of people vaccinated. He continued: "According to the SVI (Social Vulnerability Index), some counties have been allocated more vaccines."
The index is used by the country to determine the distribution,
Suffered "distress" in Tennessee and provided more vaccines to these counties. Montgomery is not one of them.
According to Smith, the Montgomery County Department of Health has so far received 2,875 doses of the vaccine, and Tennova Healthcare Clarksville has received 1,675 doses.
since
Since March, the county has also lost 11 residents to COVID-19 and added more than 1,000 new cases of the virus.
Cope with a wide range
, Tennessee added a new website portal and phone number to improve COVID-19 vaccination appointment services.
Montgomery County's vaccine registration website is
. This website is only open to frontline staff who are over 75 years old or meet the following conditions
.
Tennessee has now established a call center at 866-442-5301 to assist in scheduling appointments. You can also call the Montgomery County Department of Health at 931-648-5747.
This is Montgomery County number in
Monday, January 11:
The following are the 14-day trends for the past 28 days compiled by the director of the Montgomery County Health Department Joey Smith on January 11:
, Usually included in Clarksville Now
, Does not display any data as
. However, the dashboard does indicate that 232 CMCSS employees are currently on vacation for COVID-19.
According to numbers from Austin Peay State University,
:
From 8:30 am to 10:30 am Monday to Friday, the Montgomery County Health Department provides free COVID-19 testing at Civitan Park, 650 Bellamy Lane. Provide pass-through testing on Tuesday and Thursday, and
It is now open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Follow the signs to the accelerated test site.
Keely Quinlan is a news reporter for ClarksvilleNow.com. Contact her by email, kquinlan@clarksvillenow.com
