NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Department of Health reported 1,528 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases ever reported in the state to 196,139.
Of the total number of cases, 14,353 remain active and 179,332 Tennesseans are now considered recovered from the virus.
Thirty-four additional coronavirus-related deaths were reported Wednesday. THD has attributed 2,454 deaths to COVID-19.
Currently, there are 806 people hospitalized in Tennessee for COVID-19, an increase of 11 people in the last 24 hours.
Metro health officials reported 94 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death.
Davidson County has reported a total of 29,005 cases since the outbreak began. Of those cases, 1,032 remain active and 27,604 are inactive or recovered.
The Metro Public Health Department said a 70-year-old man with existing health conditions died from COVID-19. Including both probable and confirmed cases, 275 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19.
Probable cases refer to those that have supporting epidemiological and clinical evidence that aCOVID-19 infection has occurred, regardless of test result. If a person is a close contact of a COVID-19 case and has a clinically compatible illness, he or she can meet the criteria to be a probable case. Additionally, a positive result of an antigen test from a respiratory specimen can meet the criteria to be a probable case. If a health care provider diagnoses a person with clinically compatible illness with COVID-19, this person meets the probable case criteria.
Available hospital beds in Middle Tennessee is now at 24% and available ICU beds is at 17%.
Below is data from MPHD on Davidson County's cases:
New cases per 100,000 people: 14.76
Seven-day percent positive of COVID-19 tests: 3.7
Available Middle Tennessee hospital beds: 24 percent
Available Middle Tennessee ICU beds: 17 percent
Cases by sex:
Male: 14,271
Female: 14,443
Unknown: 291
Cases by Race:
Asian: 2.4%
Black or African American: 19.4%
Other Race: 20.3%
Pending: 10.4%
Two or More Races: 0.6%
Unknown: 11.7%
White: 35.3%
Deaths by Race:
Asian: 9
Black or African American: 103
Other: 18
White: 142
Pending: 3
Deaths by Zip Code:
37013: 41
37211: 40
37115: 28
37207: 22
37218: 12
37214: 10
Cases by age:
| Unknown | 56 |
| 0-10 | 1,410 |
| 11-20 | 3,113 |
| 21-30 | 8,516 |
| 31-40 | 5,840 |
| 41-50 | 4,022 |
| 51-60 | 2,909 |
| 61-70 | 1,788 |
| 71-80 | 832 |
| 81+ | 519 |
| Total | 29,005 |
| Inactive/Recovered | 27,604 |
| Deaths | 275 |
| Total active cases | 1,032 |
| Total number of tests conducted | Total positive/probable results | Total negative results | Positive results as percentage of total |
| 386,718 | 36,366 | 350,352 | 9.40% |
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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.
