Over 7,800 Tennesseans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to Wednesday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, there are 7,842 confirmed cases of COVID-19, while the death toll has risen to 166.
There have been 4,012 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 775 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 114,980 tests have been taken.
According to Wednesday’s data, 3,637 white Tennesseans with COVID-19 make up 46.4 percent of the cases, while 1,620 black or African-American Tennesseans make up 20.7 percent of the cases. The data also showed that 489 Tennesseans with COVID-19 who are other or multiracial make up 6.2 percent of the cases while 168 COVID-19 positive Asian Tennesseans make up 2.1 percent of the state’s cases. The data showed that 580 COVID-19 positive Hispanic or Latino Tennesseans make up 7.40 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 1,568 confirmed cases, with the 51-60 age range the second-highest age range with 1,407 confirmed cases. The lowest age range of confirmed cases is 0-10 range with 115 confirmed cases, with the 81+ age range the second-lowest age range with 252 confirmed cases.
The 81+ age range has the most reported deaths, with 54 deaths reported, followed by 45 deaths in the 71-80 age range and 38 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 and 31-40 with one death reported in each age group.
The data showed that female Tennesseans make up 49.5 percent of confirmed cases with 3,880 cases, while male Tennesseans make up 47.1 percent of confirmed cases with 3,696 cases. There are 266 cases (3.4 percent) pending.