NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Department of Health reports a drop in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations with 1,051 cases and 865 hospitalizations.
As of September 4, the total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 160,597 including 1,837 deaths and143,156 inactive/recovered patients.
The positive test rate as of Friday was 6.82%. Click here for more data.
Metro Public Health officials reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing Davidson County's total number of cases to 26,279.
Health officials said there have been two new probable cases in the past 24 hours. Right now, there are 1,230 active cases in Davidson County.
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 or probable deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours.
As of Friday, 229 people in Davidson County have died after a confirmed case of COVID-19. Including both confirmed and probable cases, 240 deaths have been attributed to the virus.
So far, 24,809 individuals have recovered.
Metro also confirmed the following data:
New cases per 100,000 people: 15.20
Seven-day percent positive of COVID-19 tests: 6.3
Available Middle Tennessee hospital beds: 15 percent
Available Middle Tennessee ICU beds: 11 percent
The MPHD COVID-19 Hotline received 32 calls on Thursday, September 3, 2020.
Total number of cases: 26,279
Cases reported in the past 24 hours: 44
Cases by sex
Male: 13,096
Female: 12,899
Unknown: 284
Cases by age
| Unknown | 53 |
| 0-10 | 1,303 |
| 11-20 | 2,734 |
| 21-30 | 7,748 |
| 31-40 | 5,288 |
| 41-50 | 3,675 |
| 51-60 | 2,637 |
| 61-70 | 1,615 |
| 71-80 | 745 |
| 81+ | 481 |
| Total | 26,279 |
| Recovered | 24,809 |
| Deaths | 240 |
| Total active cases | 1,230 |
During Metro's COVID-19 update on Thursday, Dr. Alex Jahangir encouraged everyone to “remain vigilant” over the Labor Day holiday, adding that Metro saw spikes in new cases after Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. If you go out, he asked everyone to wear a mask, to not gather in large groups and keep your distance from others.
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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.
