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

As the first round of vaccines roll out in Tennessee, the coronavirus pandemic is surging to record levels across the state, landing it among the hardest-hit regions in the United States.

Tennessee ranked worst in the nation with 9,689 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday in the state of Tennessee.

To date, there have been 519,987 cases of the coronavirus reported in the state, of which 78,639 cases are active.

Tennessee confirmed 54 new deaths over the last 24 hours. In all, 6,071 people have died as a result of the virus.

There are currently 2,789 hospitalizations connected to the coronavirus...