Over 35 Tennesseeans who tested positive for the novel coronavirus have died and the number of the state’s COVID-19 cases has surpassed 3,000, according to Friday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Friday, there have been 37 COVID-19 deaths in Tennessee and 3,067 COVID-19 cases reported. A total of 293 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.
The department also reported that 248 people who had COIVD-19 have recovered and that a total of 34,772 tests have come back negative from private and state labs. A total of 37, 839 test have been taken.
Tennessee is currently under a mandatory, 14-day Stay At Home executive order from Gov. Bill Lee.