Tennessee has the highest per capita cases of COVID-19 infections of any U.S. state. The state recorded a positivity rate of 30% on Saturday, but Gov. Bill Lee refuses to implement a mask mandate.
Host Peter O’Dowd speaks with Blake Farmer, health care reporter for Nashville Public Radio, about the post-Thanksgiving surge.
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