SCHD reports nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases
History of COVID-19: The new coronavirus
By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 17, 2021 at 11:38 AM CST - Updated January 18 at 5:44 AM
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - COVID-19 deaths are nearing 8,400 after the Tennessee Department of Health reported 36 additional deaths Sunday. The state’s death toll has reached 8,391.
TDH also reported 4,474 new cases bringing the total case count to more than 685,000 statewide since the first case was identified in March of 2020.
With 610,796 inactive/recovered cases across the state, there currently are more than 66,000 active cases.
TDH data also shows nearly 2,700 Tennesseans are in the hospital battling complications with COVID-19.