Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Eight hundred and seventy-five people have been reported as having COVID-19 in Lewis County as of Tuesday this week.

The disease proved fatal for 16 Lewis Countians with 87 cases still active. Twenty-eight have been hospitalized and Lewis County has averaged 9.9 new cases reported per day since November 24, according to the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH).

School aged children make up around 14 percent of the county's total case number with 115 being 5-18 years old.

The virus spread the quickest among those who are 51-60 years old over a four week period, jumping from 77 positive cases in...