CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – As Montgomery County moves into the 1a2 phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan by vaccinating other healthcare workers and those over the age of 75, the infection rates remain consistent throughout the area over the last week.

Since Jan. 9, the number of active cases in Montgomery County has hovered around 2,000 with a fluctuating margin of 200 cases.

In addition, the area has recorded nine more deaths since our last numbers update on Jan. 11, and 10 more residents with the virus have been hospitalized.

How to get the vaccine

In response to widespread frustration with the vaccine rollout, the state of Tennessee added a new website portal and phone number to improve appointment services for COVID-19 vaccinations.

The vaccine registration website for Montgomery County is www.signupgenius.com/go/Montgomery_Priority_List. This website is open only to those who are 75 years or older, or qualify as a frontline worker under the priority list from the state.

Tennessee has now set up a call center with the number 866-442-5301 to assist in scheduling appointments. You can also call the Montgomery County Health Department at 931-648-5747.

COVID-19 numbers

Here are the Montgomery County numbers updated on the county’s dashboard for Tuesday, Jan. 19:

  • 14,507 total confirmed cases since March 6
  • 1,856 active cases
  • 208 total hospitalizations
  • 149 total deaths
  • 91,251 total negative lab results

Here are the 14-day trends for the last 28-day period, compiled by Montgomery County’s Director of Health, Joey Smith on Jan. 11:

In the last 14 days, Montgomery County has had

  • 2,244 new cases out of 7,418 tests
  • 16 hospitalizations
  • 20 COVID-19 deaths
  • 247 new school-age cases (age 5-18)
  • 158.533 average of new cases daily

In the previous 14 days, Montgomery County had

  • 1,858 positives out of 6,487 tests
  • 7 hospitalizations
  • 17 COVID-19 deaths
  • 192 new school-age cases (age 5-18)
  • 131.467 average of new cases daily

CMCSS’s dashboard, which is normally included in Clarksville Now’s weekly COVID-19 updates, does not show any data as all students are learning remotely until Jan. 25 when the school system plans to welcome back traditional grades Pre-K through sixth to return to in-person classes. Traditional students in seventh through 12th grade will stay remote until further notice.

Here are the Austin Peay State University numbers, according to their dashboard:

  • 43 students with confirmed cases
  • 50 students in quarantine
  • 14 staff and faculty members with confirmed cases
  • 16 staff and faculty members in quarantine

How to get a free COVID-19 test

Free COVID-19 testing is offered by the Montgomery County Health Department at Civitan Park, 650 Bellamy Lane, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Drive-thru testing is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and self-administered kits are now available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Follow the signs to the drive-up testing site.