August 17, 2020 in Health, Local, Regional, Top Stories

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020

The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report:

TENNESSEE – 39,932 (DOWN 1,121 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 134,744 total cases (up 1,036 cases since yesterday)

  • 94,812 recovered (up 2,157 since yesterday)
  • 1,387 died (up 21 from yesterday)
  • 5,881 had to be hospitalized (up 34 since yesterday)
  • 1,868,761 tested (up 13,746 since yesterday)

To see the complete list of counties in the state, click on the following link:

https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/health/cedep/ncov/data.html

(Deaths in counties are added to the recovered then that total is subtracted from the total cases to get an accurate number of remaining active cases)

The following counties in the coverage area report the following as of today (Monday, August 17, 2020). INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS DAY:

ANDERSON – 242 active remaining cases (same as yesterday) out of 772 total cases (up 13 cases from yesterday), 6 fatalities, 16,940 negative tests

BLEDSOE – 92 active remaining cases (down 2 cases from yesterday) of 751 total cases (up 2 cases from yesterday), 2 fatalities, 5,070 negative tests

CUMBERLAND – 246 active remaining cases (up 17 cases from yesterday) out of 592 total cases (up 25 cases from yesterday), 14,074 negative tests, 7 deaths

FENTRESS – 61 remaining active cases (same as yesterday) out of 124 total cases (up 2 cases from yesterday), 2,400 negative tests

KNOX – 1,870 remaining active cases (down 64 cases from yesterday) out of 5,297 total cases (up 66 cases from yesterday), 43 fatalities, 84,995 negative tests

LOUDON – 245 remaining active cases (down 16 case from yesterday) out of 815 total cases (up 6 cases from yesterday), 3 fatalities, 8,255 negative tests

MCMINN – 161 remaining active cases (down 5 cases from yesterday) out of 617 total cases (up 8 cases from yesterday), 20 fatalities, 9,921 negative tests

MEIGS – 29 remaining active cases (down 3 cases from yesterday) out of 121 total cases (same as yesterday), 1 fatality, 1,909 negative tests

MORGAN –  66 remaining active cases (same as yesterday) out of 145 total cases (up 4 cases from yesterday), 1 death, 5,239 negative tests

OVERTON – 151 remaining active cases (same as yesterday) out of 280 total cases (up 8 cases from yesterday), 1 fatality, 4,390 negative tests

PICKETT – 17 active cases (same as yesterday) out of 38 total (same as yesterday), 714 negative tests, 1 fatality

PUTNAM – 523 remaining active cases (down 5 cases from yesterday) out of 1,959 total cases (up 28 cases from yesterday), 20 fatalities, 19,711 negative tests

RHEA – 114 remaining active case (down 4 cases from yesterday) out of 583 total case (up 2 cases from yesterday), 2 deaths, 6,563 negative tests

ROANE – 231 active case (down 5 cases from yesterday) out of 542 total cases (up 9 cases from yesterday), 2 fatalities, 11,626 negative tests

WHITE – 159 remaining active case (same as yesterday) out of 345 total cases (up 9 cases from yesterday), 6 deaths, 5,103 negative tests

CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED TOTAL CASES IN TENNESSEE (since Tennessee Department of Health started their daily reports)

March 11-31, 2020 – 9 cases to 2,239 (rise of 2,230 cases for month)

April 1-30, 2020 – 2,239 to 11,891 (rise of 9,652 cases for month)

May 1-31, 2020 – 11,891 to 23,554 (rise of 11,663 cases for month)

June 1-30, 2020 – 23,554 to 43,509 (rise of 19,955 cases for month)

July 1-31, 2020 – 43,509 to 105,959 (rise of 64,450 cases for month)

August 1, 2020 – 108,184 (up 2,225 cases)

August 2, 2020 – 109,627 (up 1,443 cases)

August 3, 2020 – 110,636 (up 1,009 cases)

August 4, 2020 – 112,441 (up 1,805 cases)

August 5, 2020 – 114,098 (up 1,657 cases)

August 6, 2020 – 116,350 (up 2,252 cases)

August 7, 2020 – 118,782 (up 2,432 cases)

August 8, 2020 – 120,585 (up 1,803 cases)

August 9, 2020 – 122,712 (up 2,127 cases)

August 10, 2020 – 123,914 (up 1,202 cases)

August 11, 2020 – 124,915 (up 1,001 cases)

August 12, 2020 – 126,393 (up 1,478 cases)

August 13, 2020 – 128,511 (up 2,118 cases)

August 14, 2020 – 130,458 (up 1,947 cases)

August 15, 2020 – 131,747 (up 1,289 cases)

August 16, 2020 – 133,708 (up 1,961 cases)

August 17, 2020 – 134,744 (up 1,036 cases)

CORONAVIRUS TOTAL CASES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY (running count)

March 19-31, 2020 – 11 cases

April 1-27, 2020 – 14 up to 68 cases

April 28, 2020 – 70, 1 fatality reported, elderly female from Crab Orchard

April 29-May 3, 2020 – 70 up to 80 cases

May 4-31, 2020 – 84 up to 116 cases

June 1-30, 2020 – 116 up to 168 cases (second fatality reported with elderly female from Fairfield Glade on June 4 and third fatality reported June 17 with elderly male in Fairfield Glade)

July 1-31, 2020 – 173 up to 365 cases (fatalities reported on July 2, 14, and 17, 2020)

August 1, 2020 – 374 cases

August 2, 2020 – 375 cases

August 3, 2020 – 379 cases

August 4, 2020 – 385 cases

August 5, 2020 – 397 cases

August 6, 2020 – 398 cases

August 7, 2020 – 412 cases

August 8, 2020 – 450 cases

August 9, 2020 – 457 cases

August 10, 2020 – 458 cases

August 11, 2020 – 463 cases

August 12, 2020 – 483 cases

August 13, 2020 – 502 cases (7th fatality reported this day)

August 14, 2020 – 530 cases

August 15, 2020 – 561 cases

August 16, 2020 – 567 cases

August 17, 2020 – 592 cases

The Tennessee Department of Health says if a total number drops it is because a case was re-classified as another illness instead of COVID-19.

CORONAVIRUS TOTAL CASES IN ROANE COUNTY (running count)

March 21-31, 2020 – 1 up to 2 cases

April 1- May 3, 2020 – 2 up to 7 cases

May 4-31, 2020 – 8 up to 16 cases

June 1-30, 2020 – 16 up to 44 cases

July 1, 2020 – 46 cases to 330 cases (1st fatality reported July 25 – 79-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Jimmy Dial)

August 1, 2020 – 347 cases

August 2, 2020 – 356 cases

August 3, 2020 – 364 cases (2nd fatality reported, male in his 80’s from Kingston)

August 4, 2020 – 392 cases (passes Cumberland County this day on total cases)

August 5, 2020 – 398 cases

August 6, 2020 – 423 cases

August 7, 2020 – 433 cases

August 8, 2020 – 461 cases

August 9, 2020 – 475 cases

August 10, 2020 – 485 cases

August 11, 2020  – 488 cases

August 12, 2020 – 496 cases

August 13, 2020 – 510 cases

August 14, 2020 – 516 cases

August 15, 2020 – 524 cases

August 16, 2020 – 533 cases

August 17, 2020 – 542 cases

The Tennessee Department of Health says if a total number drops it is because a case was re-classified as another illness instead of COVID-19.

ASSISTED LIVING COVID-19 CASES IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY – (Report as of August 17, 2020)

Good Samaritan Society in Fairfield Glade – 0 cases

Life Care Center of Crossville – 0 cases

Wyndridge in Crossville– 0 cases

(ANY staff member that tests positive is quarantined and away from the



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