TDH reports over 57K active cases in Tennessee; new health directive goes into effect on Saturday in Shelby Co. (Source: WBRC) 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.
330K COVID-19 vaccines given to Tennesseans so far
SCHD: Nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases reported across Shelby Co. By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 15, 2021 at 10:37 AM CST - Updated January 15 at 4:05 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - More than 330,000 Tennesseans have received the COVID-19 vaccine as of Friday, according to the Tennessee Department of Health.
Almost 43,000 people have received both doses.
TDH reported 5,557 new cases and 79 more deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 676,039 and 8,311 since the start of the pandemic.
With more nearly 603,000 cases now inactive, there are currently 73,101 active cases. More than 2,800 people are hospitalized with complications.
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 676,039 as of January 15, 2021 including 8,311 deaths, 2,857 current hospitalizations and 602,938 are inactive/recovered. Percent positive today is 14.97%. For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/jlAz8a6Upp. pic.twitter.com/D1g0FcMhTI TN
Tennessee reports nearly 5K new COVID-19 cases, 84 more deaths
Health dept. reports 548 new COVID-19 cases, 31 more deaths in Shelby Co. (Source: Corey Schmidt) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 14, 2021 at 10:58 AM CST - Updated January 14 at 4:25 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee recorded nearly 5,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday. With 4,983 new cases, the state’s case count since the start of the pandemic is now 670,482.
The Tennessee Department of Health also reported 84 additional deaths, bringing the death toll to 8,232.
Thursday’s data is based on 24,216 tests with a 17.08 percent positivity rate.
Currently, there are 65,367 active cases in Tennessee. Nearly 3,000 people are hospitalized with complications.