There are over 1,825 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee, according to Thursday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Thursday, there are 149,179 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 1,826 additional cases since Wednesday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen by 25 additional deaths to 1,673.
There have been 111,416 recoveries, 1,651 more since Wednesday. 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 6,677 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 2,124,793 tests have been taken, which is 25,965 more since Wednesday’s report.
