Tennessee COVID deaths top 20,000 after data dump
Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey, right, talks about the continuing battle against the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Nashville. At left is Gov. Bill Lee. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Nearly three out of every 1,000 Tennessee residents have died of COVID-19, new data from the state health department shows.
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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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