There are over 400 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee, according to Friday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Friday, there are 22,085 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 406 additional cases since Thursday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen to 360.
There have been 14,965 recoveries, 333 more since Thursday. 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 1,710 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 421,967 tests have been taken, which is 5,978 more since Thursday’s report.
You can see the full report at the following link: TDH-2019-Novel-Coronavirus-Epi-and-Surveillance-May-29