NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Department of Health reported 1,502 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the state's total number of cases reported to 157,831.
Of the total number of cases, 35,359 remain active and 120,675 Tennesseans are now considered recovered from the virus.
Sixteen additional coronavirus-related deaths were reported Wednesday. TDH has attributed 1,797 deaths to COVID-19 since the outbreak began.
Statewide, 7,061 people have been hospitalized for the virus, an increase of 83 people in the last 24 hours.
Metro Public Health officials reported 143 new cases of COVID-19. The number of available ICU beds in Middle Tennessee has dropped to 10%.
Including both confirmed and probable cases, Metro officials say today's update brings Davidson County's total number of cases to 26,162. Right now, there are 1,346 active cases.
There have been five 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.
No additional confirmed deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours.
As of Wednesday, 228 people in Davidson County have died after a confirmed case of COVID-19. Including both confirmed and probable cases, 239 deaths have been attributed to the virus.
So far, 24,577 individuals have recovered.
Metro also released the following data:
New cases per 100,000 people: 16.2
Seven-day percent positive of COVID-19 tests: 9.0
Available Middle Tennessee hospital beds: 16 percent
Available Middle Tennessee ICU beds: 10 percent
The MPHD COVID-19 Hotline received 30 calls on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.
Total number of cases: 26,162
Cases reported in the past 24 hours: 143
Cases by sex
Male: 13,045
Female: 12,834
Unknown: 283
Cases by race
Asian 2.1%
Black or African American 18.3%
Other Race 20.8%
Pending 14.1%
Two or More Races 0.4%
Unknown 12.4%
White 31.8%
Deaths by race
Asian 6
Black or African American 93
Other 14
White 122
Pending 4
Deaths by zip code
37013 37
37211 33
37115 25
37207 18
37214 10
37218 10
Cases by age
| Unknown | 54 |
| 0-10 | 1,297 |
| 11-20 | 2,730 |
| 21-30 | 7,721 |
| 31-40 | 5,263 |
| 41-50 | 3,657 |
| 51-60 | 2,621 |
| 61-70 | 1,600 |
| 71-80 | 736 |
| 81+ | 483 |
| Total | 26,162 |
| Recovered | 24,577 |
| Deaths | 239 |
| Total active cases | 1,346 |
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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.
