State Testing Moves to Care Facilities

State testing has moved to care facilities. Cannon County Emergency Management Agency has released information about confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Cannon County at the Woodbury Health and Rehab Center in Woodbury. As per new State of Tennessee guidelines, all employees of nursing homes are required to be tested for COVID-19 by the end of the month and by the end of June for residents.

All employees in Cannon County have undergone testing to meet state guidance. As a result of that testing, 11 staff have tested positive and 3 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. All are asymptomatic which means that they had no signs or symptoms at the time of testing and as of today show no signs. Everyone that tested positive will be retested and monitored closely. Woodbury Health and Rehab has been closely following the guidance from the Tennessee Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control.

The State of Tennessee Department of Health reports 21 cases of COVID-19 in Cannon County as of May 30th.  Five hundred, ninety-one tests have been conducted, five hundred, seventy were negative.