There are over 2,000 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 89,078 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 2,091 additional cases since Thursday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen by 13 additional deaths to 938.
There have been 52,983 recoveries, 1,322 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 4,120 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 1,321,707 tests have been taken, which is 26,592 more since Thursday’s report.