NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Department of Health reported 667 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the state's overall total number of cases ever reported to 144,604.
Of the total cases, 106,041 Tennesseans are now considered recovered from the virus. As of August 24, 36,975 cases remain active.
Twenty-one additional coronavirus-related deaths were reported Monday. Statewide, 1,588 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19.
TDH said 6,421 people have been hospitalized for the virus in Tennessee, an increase of 43 people in the last 24 hours.
Metro Public Health officials reported 146 new cases of COVID-19. The health department said two additional deaths were reported.
Including both confirmed and probable cases, Metro officials said today's numbers bring Davidson County's total number of cases to 25,180. Right now, there are 2,246 active cases.
Additionally, Metro said there have been four new probable cases in the past 24 hours.
Probable cases refer to those that do not test positive in a diagnostic test but do have supporting epidemiological and clinical evidence that a COVID-19 infection has occurred. If a person is a close contact of a COVID-19 case and has a clinically compatible illness, he or she meets the criteria to be a probable case. Additionally, if a health care provider diagnoses a person with clinically compatible illness with COVID-19, this person meets the probable case criteria.
Two additional confirmed deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours, a 76-year-old woman and a 90-year-old woman, both with underlying health conditions.
As of Monday, 218 people in Davidson County have died after a confirmed case of COVID-19. Including both confirmed and probable cases, 227 deaths have been attributed to the virus.
So far, 22,853 individuals have recovered.
Metro also released the following data:
New cases per 100,000 people: 21.4
Seven-day percent positive of COVID-19 tests: 10.3
Available Middle Tennessee hospital beds: 19 percent
Available Middle Tennessee ICU beds: 17 percent
The MPHD COVID-19 Hotline received 12 calls on Sunday, August 23, 2020.
Total number of cases: 25,326
Cases reported in the past 24 hours: 146
Cases by sex
Male: 12,670
Female: 12,359
Unknown: 297
Cases by age
| Unknown | 53 |
| 0-10 | 1,252 |
| 11-20 | 2,616 |
| 21-30 | 7,473 |
| 31-40 | 5,117 |
| 41-50 | 3,554 |
| 51-60 | 2,539 |
| 61-70 | 1,539 |
| 71-80 | 721 |
| 81+ | 462 |
| Total | 25,326 |
| Recovered | 22,853 |
| Deaths | 227 |
| Total active cases | 2,246 |
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COUNTY-BY-COUNTY CASES IN TENNESSEE
What is COVID-19 (a.k.a. the new coronavirus?)
According to the World Health Organization, coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. Examples include the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV)and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. COVID-19 stands for "Coronavirus disease 2019," which is when this strain of the coronavirus was discovered.
What are the symptoms?
The CDC says patients confirmed to have the 2019-nCoV reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with:
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Or at least two of the following symptoms:
- Fever
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
At this time, the CDC believes symptoms could appear as soon as two days after exposure, or as long as 14 days.
Prevention
The CDC is recommending "common sense" measures such as:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
