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.
Map of state shows minority cases by zip code across state. Author: Jeni Diprizio Updated: 6:08 PM CST January 18, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. On this day of remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. there is a lot of discussion about how COVID-19 is disproportionally affected minority populations when it comes to the number of populations and deaths. The State of Tennessee has a new way to easily compare information regarding African American and Latino communities on what is called the health disparities dashboard. I don t think there is any black person I have met who doesn t know someone who has died from COVID-19 or is sick from COVID-19, said Dr. Chii Onyegocha, Baptist Healthcare.
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.