CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The spread of COVID-19 in Clarksville-Montgomery County appears to be slowing, as active cases have shown a decline for the last three weeks, and 4.8% of the county has received their first dose of the vaccine.
On Monday, Feb. 8, Montgomery County had 966 active cases. That’s about half the active cases from three weeks ago, Monday, Jan. 18, when we had had 2,012.
Last week, the Tennessee Department of Health announced that those 70 and older could begin registering for the vaccine. So far, 13,901 vaccines have been dispensed in Montgomery County, and 1.82% of the county has received both doses, according to data from the vaccine dashboard on TDH’s website.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to veterans 55 and older or who qualify as high-risk, and they must already be receiving care from the VA. Healthcare workers from the VA will reach out to those veterans receiving care locally through the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System to set up an appointment.
How to get the vaccine
The vaccine registration website for Montgomery County is www.signupgenius.com/go/Montgomery_Priority_List. This website is open only to those 70 years and older and those in 1a1 and 1a2 of the risk-based phases of 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, including appointments in Montgomery County.
COVID-19 numbers
Here are the Montgomery County numbers updated on the county’s dashboard for Monday, Feb. 8:
- 16,329 total confirmed cases since March 6
- 966 active cases
- 232 total hospitalizations
- 188 total deaths
- 98,386 total negative lab results
CMCSS traditional students in seventh through 12th grades returned to in-person learning on Feb. 8. Here is the data from the CMCSS COVID-19 dashboard, updated as of Feb. 8:
- No data for student active cases
- 126 students excluded
- 239 students quarantined
- No data for student COVID-19 related absences
- 71 employee active cases
- 9 employees excluded
- 29 employees in quarantine
- No data employee COVID-19 related leave
Here are the Austin Peay State University numbers from Feb. 7, according to their dashboard:
- 31 students with confirmed cases
- 64 students in quarantine
- 8 staff and faculty members with confirmed cases
- 27 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.