Nashville has extended Phase 3 of the reopening plan. Effective immediately:

• Retail stores and commercial business can continue at 3/4 capacity,
• Masks are mandatory for all residents and visitors in public,
• Gatherings over 25 people require an approved event plan from Metro Public Health with approved events at 30% capacity up to a max of 500 people,
• Personal care and appearance services (nails, hair, tanning, massage, tattoo, etc.) can operate at 75% capacity,
• Restaurants and bars can operate with socially distanced tables (max of 8 per table) up to 100 patrons per floor and 100 patrons outdoor with all restaurants and bars closing by 11 pm,
• Transportainment vehicles continue operations at 50 percent capacity or a max of 15 people with live entertainment permitted, and
• Gyms and workout facilities continue to operate at 50% capacity.

Metro Nashville

As of 9:30 today, the city reported 35,444 confirmed cases, an increase of 342 since yesterday, one of the largest jumps we've seen in weeks. There are currently 2,399 active cases in Nashville, 32,730 inactive or recovered cases and 252 active hospitalizations (up 24 in 24 hours). With 315 deaths (up 4 in 24 hours), the city has a case fatality rate of 0.89%. In Davidson County, 525,249 tests have been administered with a positive rate of 8.4%.

A little good news ... out of 8 metrics on the trend lines, Nashville has 3 in the green, 3 in the yellow and 2 in the red, meaning one of our dangerous levels has retreated back to merely unacceptable. With a goal for transmission to be less than 1.0, the city's current transmission rate is 1.09 (down from 1.14 yesterday and 1.19 last Monday). The 14-day case trend is in the red with new cases rising. Public health and testing capacity remain in the green, as they have throughout.

As of 9:30 am this morning, hospital floor bed capacity remained in the yellow with 15% availability with ICU beds also remaining in the yellow at 12% capacity. The goal for both hospital and ICU bed capacity is 20%.

The New Cases per 100K Residents has remained in the red for the past two weeks. The goal of the seven-day rolling average is to be at 10 or below. Currently, Nashville sits at 40.3 (up from 38.5 yesterday, 33.2 last Monday and 25.9 on Oct. 19). The goal for the 7-Day Positivity Rate is to see a figure at 10% or less. Currently, Nashville remains in the green with a rate of 7.5%, but that figure is up from 7.4% yesterday, 6.3% last Monday morning and 5.2% on Oct. 19. Overall, numbers continue to trend in the wrong direction.

More detailed data is available on the Metro Dashboard. Click here for details.

Nashville remains in Phase 3 of COVID Reopening. The city also continues its mask mandate, with several nearby counties having reinstated similar mandates after letting them expire earlier. Governor Bill Lee extended the Tennessee State of Emergency tied to COVID-19 through Dec. 29.

Tennessee State

As of this afternoon, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) confirmed 1,770 new cases of COVID-19 with the state total hitting 266,357. There are currently 1,461 hospitalizations (up 26 from yesterday) and 3,454 deaths (up 75 in 24 hours, which is perilously close to the record 78 deaths on Oct. 30) for a death rate of 1.3. More than 3.7 million tests have been administered statewide (up 13,772 since yesterday) with a concerning 13.52% positive rate today (compared to an 8.44% positive rate yesterday). The number of inactive/recovered cases statewide is 237,736.