TDH reports over 57K active cases in Tennessee; new health directive goes into effect on Saturday in Shelby Co.
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By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 19, 2021 at 11:20 AM CST - Updated January 20 at 5:54 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - More than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported across Tennessee Tuesday. The Tennessee Department of Health says the state has seen a total of 689,808 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
The death toll also increased by 40 with the total now reaching 8,470.
Data from TDH shows there are more than 57,000 active coronavirus cases in Tennessee at this time.
Current hospitalizations are sitting at 2,647 as Tennesseans battle COVID-19.