CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – As of Sunday, Jan. 24, Montgomery County no longer ranks worst in the state for the percentage of the county vaccinated, and has risen to third worst with 2.66% of the county vaccinated.

Shelby and Sevier counties now trail Montgomery, with 2.57% and 2.36% of their populations vaccinated, respectively, as of Sunday.

Montgomery County ranks low in part because of the state’s vaccination plan, including the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), which takes stock of each county’s median age ranges to evaluate how much vaccine a county receives.

The number of local daily active cases has once again dipped below the 1,500 mark for the first time since Dec. 31.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System COVID-19 dashboard has implemented some new features, as pre-K through sixth grades returned to in-person classes on Monday. Traditional students in seventh through 12th grade will stay remote until further notice, however there are updates to the CMCSS dashboard, which now features the excluded numbers.

Excluded is different from quarantine, and means they were in a close contact in the school or work environment. Quarantine reflects those who are considered close contacts to a COVID-19 positive case in the school or work environment.

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 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, including appointments in Montgomery County.

COVID-19 numbers

Here are the Montgomery County numbers updated on the county’s dashboard for Monday, Jan. 25:

  • 15,200 total confirmed cases since March 6
  • 1,442 active cases
  • 211 total hospitalizations
  • 153 total deaths
  • 93,612 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. 25:

In the last 14 days, Montgomery County has had

  • 1,744 new cases out of 6,450 tests
  • 13 hospitalizations
  • 13 COVID-19 deaths
  • 171 new school-age cases (age 5-18)
  • 123.2 average of new cases daily

In the previous 14 days, Montgomery County had

  • 2,380 positives out of 7,230 tests
  • 11 hospitalizations
  • 19 COVID-19 deaths
  • 250 new school-age cases (age 5-18)
  • 162.333 average of new cases daily

Here is the data from the CMCSS COVID-19 dashboard, updated as of Jan. 25:

  • No data for student active cases
  • 0 students excluded
  • 1 student quarantined
  • No data for student COVID-19 related absences
  • 42 employee active cases
  • 13 employees excluded
  • 8 employees in quarantine
  • 182 employee COVID-19 related leave

Here are the Austin Peay State University numbers from Jan. 24, according to their dashboard:

  • 28 students with confirmed cases
  • 54 students in quarantine
  • 7 staff and faculty members with confirmed cases
  • 25 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.