There are over 350 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee, according to Tuesday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, there are 20,965 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 358 additional cases since Monday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen to 343.
There have been 13,344 recoveries, 271 more since Monday. 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 1,609 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 403,504 tests have been taken, which is 7,285 more since Monday’s report.
You can see the full report at the following link: TDH-2019-Novel-Coronavirus-Epi-and-Surveillance-May-26.