There are over 1,950 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 59,546 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 1,955 additional cases since Thursday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen to 723.
There have been 34,740 recoveries, 1,131 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 3,146 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 994,114 tests have been taken, which is 21,838 more since Thursday’s report.
You can see the entire report by click on the following link: TDH-2019-Novel-Coronavirus-Epi-and-Surveillance-July-10