With Delta spreading, Piercey urges vaccination
Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said the statewide test positivity rate is over 13%, and more people are hospitalized with COVID now than at any point since February. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Because of the recent spike in Delta variant cases, Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said more vaccine-hesitant people have decided to get vaccinated.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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