There are over 1,510 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 66,788 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 1,514 additional cases since Monday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen to 767.
There have been 38,272 recoveries, 1,514 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 3,378 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 1,071,320 tests have been taken, which is 17,896 more since Monday’s report.
You can see the entire report by clicking the following link: TDH-2019-Novel-Coronavirus-Epi-and-Surveillance-July-14