The Metro Public Health Department has released a review of its COVID-19 response, citing strengths in community partnerships and serving underserved communities and weaknesses in caring for staff and translation services, among other findings.
The report was compiled based on 140 surveys and 20 interviews — 15 with MPHD, four with Metro Government and one with a response partner. MPHD counts 86 agencies as supporters in the department’s efforts, which lasted 34 months starting March 18, 2020, when Mayor John Cooper declared a state of emergency, and ending on Dec. 31, 2022. During that period, Davidson County reported 247,844 confirmed resident cases of COVID-19, resulting in 1,765 deaths.
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Courtesy of the Nashville Metro Public Health Department
