First coronavirus case confirmed in Nashville Announcement brings statewide count to three, heightens potential of community spread Kara Hartnett Mar 8, 2020 Mar 8, 2020 Updated Apr 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Mayor John Cooper on Sunday confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus in Nashville.The case comes days after the Tennessee Department of Health confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the state in Williamson County. There has also been a confirmed case in Memphis, as of Sunday morning, bringing the total case count to three. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 }2D9G:==6 42D6 :D 2? 25F=E H@>2? H:E9 ?@ EC2G6= 9:DE@CJ] |6EC@ 962=E9 @77:4:2=D D2:5 E96 A2E:6?E 92D >:=5 DJ>AE@>D 2?5 :D 36:?8 :D@=2E65 :? 96C 9@>6] $96 5@6D ?@E 92G6 49:=5C6? :? E96 |6EC@ }2D9G:==6 !F3=:4 $49@@=D DJDE6>] %96 D@FC46 @7 96C 6IA@DFC6 :D F?<?@H? 2E E9:D E:>6 2?5 :D 36:?8 :?G6DE:82E65 3J |6EC@ @77:4:2=D :? 4@?;F?4E:@? H:E9 %sw 2?5 @E96C 7656C2= 2?5 DE2E6 A2CE?6CD] k^AmkAm“%@52J[ }2D9G:==6 ;@:?D 2 8C@H:?8 =:DE @7 4:E:6D :? 2??@F?4:?8 @FC 7:CDE AC6DF>AE:G6 4@C@?2G:CFD r~'xs\`h 42D6[” |:4926= r2=5H6==[ E96 4:EJVD C646?E=J 2AA@:?E65 962=E9 5:C64E@C[ D2:5] “x <?@H E9:D ?6HD 42? 36 2=2C>:?8[ 3FE @FC 8F:52?46 7@C E96 4@>>F?:EJ C6>2:?D E96 D2>6] tG6CJ@?6 42? 5@ E96:C A2CE E@ 96=A 3J C6>2:?:?8 :?7@C>65 2?5 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ E2<6 C@FE:?6 962=E9 AC642FE:@?D]”k^AmkAmu@C :?5:G:5F2=D H:E9 >:=5 DJ>AE@>D E92E ?665 E@ 86E E6DE65[ %sw :D 25G:D:?8 A6@A=6 E@ 4@@C5:?2E6 E9@D6 677@CED G:2 E96 DE2E6 9@E=:?6 2?5 @E96C @?=:?6 4@>>F?:42E:@?D C2E96C E92? D9@H FA E@ 2C62 9@DA:E2=D @C >65:42= 46?E6CD E@ AC6G6?E E96 G:CFD 7C@> DAC625:?8 H:E9:? E9@D6 724:=:E:6D] %96 9@E=:?6 ?F>36C :D gff\gdf\ahcd]k^AmkAm~? %9FCD52J[ %sw 925 E96 42A24:EJ E@ E6DE gd DA64:>6?D 7@C 4@C@?2G:CFD] %92E ?F>36C 92D D:?46 8@?6 FA H:E9 DFAA@CE 7C@> E96 rsr 2?5 AC:G2E6 =23D[ 3FE DE2E6 @77:4:2=D H6C6 F?23=6 E@ AC@G:56 3J 9@H >F49] k^AmkAmQ#:89E ?@H[ H6 2C6 23=6 E@ E6DE 2== E96 DA64:>6?D H6 92G6[Q y@9? sF??[ %6??6DD66 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w62=E9 $E2E6 tA:56>:@=@8:DE E@=5 E96 !@DE E@52J] k^AmkAmr@@A6C E@=5 C6A@CE6CD $F?52J >@C?:?8 96 5@6D ?@E A=2? E@ 42?46= 2?J =2C86 AF3=:4 6G6?ED :? E96 ?62C 7FEFC6]k^AmkAm k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m%96 36DE H2JD E@ AC6G6?E E96 DAC625 @7 C6DA:C2E@CJ G:CFD6D DF49 2D r~'xs\`h 2C6 E@ik^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm• (2D9 J@FC 92?5D @7E6? H:E9 D@2A 2?5 H2E6C 7@C 2E =62DE a_ D64@?5D] x7 D@2A 2?5 H2E6C 2C6 ?@E 2G2:=23=6[ FD6 2? 2=4@9@=\32D65 92?5 D2?:E:K6C]k^AmkAm• pG@:5 E@F49:?8 J@FC 6J6D[ ?@D6[ 2?5 >@FE9 H:E9 F?H2D965 92?5D]k^AmkAm• pG@:5 4=@D6 4@?E24E H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 D:4<]k^AmkAm• $E2J 9@>6 H96? J@F 2C6 D:4<]k^AmkAm• r@G6C J@FC 4@F89 @C D?66K6 H:E9 2 E:DDF6[ E96? :>>65:2E6=J E9C@H E96 E:DDF6 :? E96 EC2D9] x7 2 E:DDF6 :D ?@E 2G2:=23=6[ 4@F89 @C D?66K6 :?E@ J@FC D=66G6 @C 6=3@H]k^AmkAm• r=62? 2?5 5:D:?764E 7C6BF6?E=J E@F4965 @3;64ED 2?5 DFC7246D]k^AmkAm k^AmkAmkDEC@?8mu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ J@F 42? 2=D@ C625ik^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm• kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6]8@G^w62=E9\s6A2CE>6?E^r@C@?2G:CFD]2DAIQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm|6EC@ w62=E9VD 4@C@?2G:CFD :?7@C>2E:@? 2?5 C6DA@?D6 A286k^2mk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm• uC@> @FC 62C=:6C 4@G6C286 E9:D H66<i kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^962=E9\42C6^2CE:4=6^a``a_dc_^7FCE96C\4@C@?2G:CFD\E6DE:?8\4@>6D\324<\?682E:G6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmuFCE96C (:==:2>D@? 4@C@?2G:CFD E6DE:?8 4@>6D 324< ?682E:G6k^2mk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm• uC@> (!{}i kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HA=?]@C8^A@DE^?2D9G:==6\2C62\9@DA:E2=D\D6E\AC@E@4@=D\:?\AC6A2C2E:@?\7@C\255:E:@?2=\4@C@?2G:CFD\42D6D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpC62 9@DA:E2=D D6E AC@E@4@=D :? AC6A2C2E:@? 7@C 255:E:@?2= 4@C@?2G:CFD 42D6Dk^2mk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm• uC@> E96 '2?56C3:=E wFDE=6Ci kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G2?56C3:=E9FDE=6C]4@>^b_h`d^762EFC65^B2\4@C@?2G:CFD\6IA6CE\>2C<\56?:D@?\DA62<D\E@\E96\9FDE=6C\23@FE\E96\DAC625\@7\4@G:5\`h^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmp "U2>Ajp H:E9 4@C@?2G:CFD 6IA6CE |2C< s6?:D@?k^2mk^DEC@?8mk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Coronavirus Metro Department Of Health Michael Caldwell Public Health Recommended for you Trending Predators reveal new renderings for Bridgestone Arena, Centennial Ice Rink Ten takeaways from Titans' 23-10 loss to Jets Titans' offense horrific in season-opening loss to Jets Cheekwood added as defendant in neighborhood group lawsuit Commercial building in The Nations sells for $37.5M