There are over 420 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee, according to Thursday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Thursday, there are 18,961 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 429 additional cases since Wednesday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen to 313.
There have been 12,191 recoveries, 408 more since Wednesday. 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 1,539 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 360,583 tests have been taken, which is 6,570 more since Wednesday’s report.
You can read the full report at the following link: TDH-2019-Novel-Coronavirus-Epi-and-Surveillance-May-21