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Tennessee's Lake County leads US in per capita virus cases
https://wsiltv.com/2020/06/09/tennessees-lake-county-leads-us-in-per-capita-virus-cases/NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small county in the northwest corner of Tennessee is once again leading the nation in active coronavirus cases per capita after an outbreak at a state prison.
An analysis by The Associated Press shows Lake County, with a population of just over 7,500, has reported 352 new cases over the past seven days. Online records posted by the state showed Lake with 360 active cases on June 3rd.
Health Department spokesperson Shelley Walker said in an email that the high case count is attributable to an outbreak at the Northwest Correctional Complex there, although online records for the prison show only 230 inmates as positive for the virus.
Walker and a spokesperson for the Correction Department were not able to immediately explain the discrepancy.
