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Governor Bill Lee to allow safer at home order to expire April 30

By Sherman Greer

In an effort to get the state鈥檚 economy back on track, Governor Bill Lee announced Monday that he would not be extending Tennessee鈥檚 statewide safer at home order that is set to expire April 30.

The announcement sets the stage for many non-essential businesses to begin reopening, some as early as April 27. The governor cited increased testing in Tennessee, stating that 鈥渢he number of recovered cases exceed the number of active cases in our state鈥� and that 鈥�17 consecutive days of only single-digit increases in the number of cases鈥� are some of the considerations that led to his decision. Lee鈥檚 announcement applies to all of Tennessee鈥檚 counties with the exception of six containing the state鈥檚 largest metropolitan cities, including Shelby County which operates its own health department. Lee stated that he would work with the six counties as they develop their own plans to reopen. Social distancing measures will remain in place throughout the state after the order expires.