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Tennessee governor bill lee held his daily briefing at the utc university center today.
The governor met with hamilton county mayor jim coppinger, chattanooga mayor andy berke and other local leaders to see assess how the area is handling covid- 19.
Governor lee says tennessee is one of the leading states in testing.
However, he he spoke with the officials here in hamilton county to see how testing numbers could increase in chattanooga.
Governor lee says the state has the capacity to test larger numbers, but it's all about coordinating with the local efforts like hospitals and health departments to get those tests to the public.
The coronavirus death toll rose to 37 in tennessee today.
Governor lee says tennesseeans need to take this virus seriously.
Bill lee: "it is so important for every single tennessean to heed the guidance.
It's so important for people to do their part, to stay at home, to stay apart, to socially distance, whatever that means for you and however you can make that happen, we need to make that happen because the lives of tennesseeans depend on you doing that."
Governor lee issued a "safer at home" requirement thursday.
That order lists six pages worth of jobs and activities considered "essential."
For a full list, g to our website, wdef-dot-com.
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Governor Lee is in Chattanooga today to talk to local leaders about preparing for the Covid surge.
