Nearly 200 additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Tennessee
221 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths in Shelby Co.
By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 26, 2021 at 10:45 AM CST - Updated January 27 at 4:28 PM
SHELBY CO., Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 data shows there are currently over 40,000 active cases across the state after reporting a case increase of 1,979 Tuesday.
Tennessee’s total number of cases has now surpassed 712,000 with a death toll of 9,162. TDH reported 192 additional virus-related deaths within the last 24 hours.
There are also 2,026 Tennesseans battling COVID-19 in hospitals across the state.
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 712,406 as of January 26, 2021 including 9,162 deaths, 2026 current hospitalizations and 662,533 are inactive/recovered. Percent positive today is 10.75%. For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/jlAz8a6Upp. pic.twitter.com/KQAN26iP6T— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) January 26, 2021