Over 5,600 Tennesseans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and there have been eight additional COVID-19 deaths, according to Monday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Monday, there are 5,610 confirmed cases of COVID-19, while the death toll has risen to 109.
There have been 1,671 recoveries. 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.
The data showed that 3,939 Tennesseans had not recovered yet.
A total of 579 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 data also showed 3,190 Tennesseans have never been hospitalized for COVID-19 and 1,841 cases are pending.
A total of 70,585 tests have come back negative from private and state labs and a total of 76,195 tests have been taken.
According to Monday’s data, 2,504 white Tennesseans with COVID-19 make up 45 percent of the cases, while 919 black or African-American Tennesseans make up 16 percent of the cases. The data also showed that 266 Tennesseans with COVID-19 who are other or multiracial make up 5 percent of the cases while 73 COVID-19 positive Asian Tennesseans make up 3 percent of the state’s cases. The data showed that 283 COVID-19 positive Hispanic Tennesseans make up 5 percent of the state’s COVID-19 cases.
The data also showed that 1,848 cases, which make up 33 percent of the state’s cases, are pending.
The age range with the most confirmed cases of COVID-19 is the 21-30 age range with 1,155 confirmed cases, with the 51-60 age range the second-highest age range with 1,047 confirmed cases. The lowest age range of confirmed cases is 0-10 range with 63 confirmed cases, with the 81+ age range the second-lowest age range with 190 confirmed cases.
The 81+ age range has the most reported deaths, with 35 deaths reported, followed by 28 deaths in the 61-70 age range and the 71-80 age group. The only age group with no reported deaths is the 11-20 age group, followed by age groups 0-10, 21-30 and 31-40 with one death reported in each age group.
The data showed that female Tennesseans make up 51 percent of confirmed cases with 2,885 cases, while male Tennesseans make up 46 percent of confirmed cases with 2,589 cases. There are 136 cases (2 percent) pending.
Tennessee remains under a mandatory, 14-day Stay At Home executive order from Gov. Bill Lee.
You can click the following link to see the data: TDH-April-13-2020-NCOV-report