Maury County now has 26 confirmed cases (out of 524 tests performed). It is time that we start receiving additional information from the @TNDeptofHealth...1/
I was impressed by the "heat map" put out by Davidson County's Metro Health Dept showing the various zip codes/neighborhoods where individuals w confirmed cases live. This is important information for all of us, whether we live in #Nashville or #Columbia or anywhere in #TN...2/
If one of our state's metro health departments has the ability to put this information out, surely our state department has that same ability...3/
Other important pieces of information we deserve to know: the number of confirmed cases in our county which have recovered. For example, what good does it do for us to say we have 26 cases if one half of those cases have recovered and are no longer an active case....4/
For me, personally, I would also be interested in knowing breakdowns for gender, ethnicity and other important factors which may help us better understand our own susceptibilities to this virus...5/
In a moment of crisis we should not only expect transparency, we should demand it. The more we know, the better off we will all be...6/6
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