There are over 2,470 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee, according to Wednesday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, there are 55,986 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 2,472 additional cases since Tuesday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen to 685.
There have been 32,736 recoveries, 909 more since Tuesday. 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 3,023 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 950,540 tests have been taken, which is 29,739 more since Tuesday’s report.
You can see the entire report by click on the following link: TDH-2019-Novel-Coronavirus-Epi-and-Surveillance-July-8