Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Tennessee Tops 7,000

 

Tennessee had 7,070 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Sunday night, according to The COVID Tracking Project website.

As of press time, the novel coronavirus pandemic took the lives of 148 Tennesseans. Meanwhile, hospital across the state have admitted 724 people who tested positive for the virus.

Shelby County continued to tally the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tennessee, with a total of 1,778 people. Davidson County still ranked second, at 1,638 cases, according to the Tennessee Department of Health’s website.

TDH officials listed the updated numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases in other Tennessee counties as follows:

• Sumner County: 509

• Williamson County: 348

• Rutherford County: 309

• Knox County: 194

• Wilson County: 181

• Montgomery County: 119

• Hamilton County: 116

• Robertson County: 113

• Putnam County: 95

• Madison County: 86

• Bedford County: 71

• Cumberland County: 57

• Tipton County: 56

• Blount County: 46

• Washington County: 46

• Dickson County: 45

• Fayette County: 45

• Sullivan County: 45

• Bradley County: 37

• Maury County: 34

• Macon County: 33

• Gibson County: 31

• Greene County: 30

• Dyer County: 28

• Marion County: 28

• Hawkins County: 27

• Franklin County: 26

• Grundy County: 25

• Sevier County: 24

• Cheatham County: 22

• Loudon County: 22

• Trousdale County: 22

• Coffee County: 20

• Anderson County: 16

• Marshall County: 16

• Carroll County: 15

• Jefferson County: 15

• Lauderdale County: 15

• Lawrence County: 15

• Haywood County: 13

• Smith County: 13

• Campbell County: 12

• Cocke County: 11

• Scott County: 11

• DeKalb County: 10

• Lincoln County: 10

• Monroe County: 10

• Bledsoe County: 9

• Henry County: 9

• McNairy County: 9

• Obion County: 9

• Cannon County: 8

• Chester County: 8

• Hamblen County: 8

• Roane County: 8

• Weakley County: 8

• Hardeman County: 7

• Humphreys County: 7

• Overton County: 7

• Jackson County: 6

• McMinn County: 6

• Perry County: 6

• Stewart County: 6

• Carter County: 5

• Claiborne County: 5

• Clay County: 5

• Crockett County: 5

• Giles County: 5

• Morgan County: 5

• Polk County: 5

• Warren County: 5

• Benton County: 4

• Decatur County: 4

• Fentress County: 4

• Grainger County: 4

• Hardin County: 4

• Henderson County: 4

• Houston County: 4

• Lake County: 4

• White County: 4

• Meigs County: 3

• Sequatchie County: 3

• Union County: 3

• Hickman County: 2

• Johnson County: 2

• Lewis County: 2

• Moore County: 2

• Rhea County: 2

• Wayne County: 2

• Unicoi County: 1

• Van Buren County: 1

Hancock and Pickett counties, meanwhile, still had zero confirmed COVID-19 cases as of press time, the TDH reported.

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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected].

 

 

 

 

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