August 9, 2020 in Health, Local, Regional, Top Stories

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020

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

TENNESSEE – 41,715 (up 1,470 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 122,712 total cases (up 2,127 cases since yesterday)

  • 80,997 recovered (up 657 since yesterday)
  • 1,223 died (up 8 from yesterday)
  • 5,304 had to be hospitalized (up 42 since yesterday)
  • 1,711,319 tested (up 27,597 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 9, 2020). INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS DAY:

ANDERSON – 269 active remaining cases (up 5 cases from yesterday) out of 684 total cases (up 8 cases from yesterday), 6 fatalities, 15,356 negative tests

BLEDSOE – 63 active remaining cases (up 10 cases from yesterday) of 705 total cases (up 10 cases from yesterday), 1 fatality, 4,655 negative tests

CUMBERLAND – 180 active remaining cases (up 7 cases from yesterday) out of 457 total cases (up 7 cases from yesterday), 12,786 negative tests, 6 deaths

FENTRESS – 48 remaining active cases (up 1 case from yesterday) out of 93 total cases (up 1 case from yesterday), 2,200 negative tests

KNOX – 1,950 remaining active cases (up 56 cases from yesterday) out of 4,600 total cases (up 87 cases from yesterday), 39 fatalities, 77,216 negative tests

LOUDON – 291 remaining active cases (up 9 cases from yesterday) out of 742 total cases (up 17 cases from yesterday), 3 fatalities, 7,489 negative tests

MCMINN – 157 remaining active cases (up 15 cases from yesterday) out of 547 total cases (up 16 cases from yesterday), 20 fatalities, 8,946 negative tests

MEIGS – 42 remaining active cases (up 1 case from yesterday) out of 106 total cases (up 2 cases from yesterday), 1,785 negative tests

MORGAN –  65 remaining active cases (up 4 cases from yesterday) out of 122 total cases (up 4 cases from yesterday), 1 death, 4,985 negative tests

OVERTON – 93 remaining active cases (up 15 cases from yesterday) out of 195 total cases (up 15 cases from yesterday), 1 fatality, 3,993 negative tests

PICKETT – 19 active cases (up 4 cases from yesterday) out of 35 total (up 4 cases from yesterday), 667 negative tests, 1 fatality

PUTNAM – 499 remaining active cases (up 24 cases from yesterday) out of 1,767 total cases (up 27 cases from yesterday), 18 fatalities, 17,941 negative tests

RHEA – 128 remaining active case (up 7 cases from yesterday) out of 536 total case (up 8 cases from yesterday), 2 deaths, 5,826 negative tests

ROANE – 258 active case (up 13 cases from yesterday) out of 475 total cases (up 14 cases from yesterday), 2 fatalities, 10,708 negative tests

WHITE – 144 remaining active case (up 10 cases from yesterday) out of 293 total cases (up 12 cases from yesterday), 5 deaths, 4,763 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)

CORONAVIRUS TOTAL CASES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY (running count)

March 19-31, 2020 – 11

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

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

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 9, 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– 10 staff (same as yesterday), 0 residents

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



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