TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020

The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report:
TENNESSEE – 41,053 (up 1,406 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 133,708 total cases (up 1,961 cases since yesterday)
- 92,655 recovered (up 555 since yesterday)
- 1,366 died (up 21 from yesterday)
- 5,847 had to be hospitalized (up 34 since yesterday)
- 1,855,015 tested (up 27,495 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 (Sunday, August 16, 2020). INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS DAY:
ANDERSON – 242 active remaining cases (up 2 cases from yesterday) out of 759 total cases (up 5 cases from yesterday), 6 fatalities, 16,789 negative tests
BLEDSOE – 94 active remaining cases (up 3 cases from yesterday) of 749 total cases (up 3 cases from yesterday), 2 fatalities, 5,045 negative tests
CUMBERLAND – 229 active remaining cases (up 4 cases from yesterday) out of 567 total cases (up 6 cases from yesterday), 13,811 negative tests, 7 deaths
FENTRESS – 61 remaining active cases (up 3 cases from yesterday) out of 122 total cases (up 3 cases from yesterday), 2,366 negative tests
KNOX – 1,934 remaining active cases (up 72 cases from yesterday) out of 5,231 total cases (up 108 cases from yesterday), 42 fatalities, 84,397 negative tests
LOUDON – 261 remaining active cases (up 7 case from yesterday) out of 809 total cases (up 10 cases from yesterday), 3 fatalities, 8,168 negative tests
MCMINN – 166 remaining active cases (up 11 cases from yesterday) out of 609 total cases (up 13 cases from yesterday), 20 fatalities, 9,861 negative tests
MEIGS – 32 remaining active cases (up 5 cases from yesterday) out of 121 total cases (up 6 cases from yesterday), 1,902 negative tests
MORGAN – 66 remaining active cases (same as yesterday) out of 141 total cases (up 1 case from yesterday), 1 death, 5,215 negative tests
OVERTON – 151 remaining active cases (up 2 cases from yesterday) out of 272 total cases (up 2 cases from yesterday), 1 fatality, 4,328 negative tests
PICKETT – 17 active cases (same as yesterday) out of 38 total (down 2 cases from yesterday), 710 negative tests, 1 fatality
PUTNAM – 528 remaining active cases (down 1 case from yesterday) out of 1,931 total cases (down 5 cases from yesterday), 20 fatalities, 19,442 negative tests
RHEA – 118 remaining active case (up 3 cases from yesterday) out of 581 total case (up 5 cases from yesterday), 2 deaths, 6,516 negative tests
ROANE – 236 active case (up 9 cases from yesterday) out of 533 total cases (up 9 cases from yesterday), 2 fatalities, 11,554 negative tests
WHITE – 159 remaining active case (same as yesterday) out of 336 total cases (up 1 case from yesterday), 6 deaths, 5,034 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)
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
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
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 16, 2020)
Good Samaritan Society in Fairfield Glade – 4 staff (same as yesterday), 0 residents
Life Care Center of Crossville – 2 staff (same as yesterday), 0 residents
Wyndridge in Crossville– 11 staff (up 1 case from yesterday), 0 residents
(ANY staff member that tests positive is quarantined and away from the residents)