Over 6,500 Tennesseans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and one additional COVID-19 death has been reported, according to Friday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Friday, there are 6,589 confirmed cases of COVID-19, while the death toll has risen to 142.
There have been 3,017 recoveries. The department said it defines recoveries as people who have been confirmed to be asymptomatic by their local or regional health department and have completed their required isolation period or are at least 21 days beyond the first test confirming their illness.
A total of 711 people with COVID-19 have been hospitalized, but the department noted that while the number indicates the number of patients that were ever hospitalized during their illness, it does not indicate the number of patients currently hospitalized.
A total of 80,684 tests have come back negative from private and state labs and a total of 87,273 tests have been taken.
According to Friday’s data, 3,195 white Tennesseans with COVID-19 make up 48 percent of the cases, while 1,383 black or African-American Tennesseans make up 21 percent of the cases. The data also showed that 397 Tennesseans with COVID-19 who are other or multiracial make up 6 percent of the cases while 114 COVID-19 positive Asian Tennesseans make up 2 percent of the state’s cases. The data showed that 400 COVID-19 positive Hispanic Tennesseans make up 6 percent of the state’s COVID-19 cases.
The age range with the most confirmed cases of COVID-19 is the 21-30 age range with 1,323 confirmed cases, with the 51-60 age range the second-highest age range with 1,213 confirmed cases. The lowest age range of confirmed cases is 0-10 range with 84 confirmed cases, with the 81+ age range the second-lowest age range with 211 confirmed cases.
The 81+ age range has the most reported deaths, with 48 deaths reported, followed by 36 deaths in the 71-80 age range and 34 deaths in the 61-70 age group. The only age group with no reported deaths is the 11-20 age group, followed by age groups 0-10, 21-30 and 31-40 with one death reported in each age group.
The data showed that female Tennesseans make up 51 percent of confirmed cases with 3,369 cases, while male Tennesseans make up 46 percent of confirmed cases with 3,050 cases. There are 170 cases (3 percent) pending.
Tennessee remains under a mandatory, 14-day Stay At Home executive order from Gov. Bill Lee.