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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONGOING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Information from TN Dept of Health about the Ongoing Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Public Information Numbers: 833-556-2476 and 877-857-2945 Available 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. CDT Daily

PLEASE NOTE: COVID-19 is a reportable disease in Tennessee.

Novel Coronavirus
Novel Coronavirus

COVID-19 Assessment Sites

Infectious agent:  severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Situation Summary: In December 2019, Chinese health authorities identified an outbreak of pneumonia associated with a novel, or new, coronavirus which has resulted in thousands of confirmed cases in China. Additional cases have been identified in a growing number of other international locations, including the United States. There are ongoing investigations to learn more. Click here to access CDC’s COVID-19 webpage for the most up to date information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.

Testing Location Total COVID-19 Tests Completed
 Number Negative Number Positive
TN State Public Health Laboratory 983 911 72
All other commercial and private laboratories -- -- 543
Total positives in TN 615
** Laboratory reports of positive cases are reported to metro and local health departments as soon as results are available. State numbers are updated at 2pm daily and there may be a lag in the reporting of cumulative numbers at the state level.
Fatalities 2
Age Ranges of Confirmed Cases
0-10 9
11-20 37
21-30 184
31-40 116
41-50 82
51-60 83
61-70 55
71-80 32
80+ 11
Unknown 6

*Numbers within tables may not add up to total confirmed number of cases due to reporting delays and/or missing data.

**Cases among Tennessee residents are counted by their county of residence. Residents of other states who were tested at Tennessee healthcare facilities are counted as “Residents of Other States/Countries”.

County

Count

Anderson

1

Blount

2

Bradley

1

Campbell

2

Carroll

2

Cheatham

4

Chester

1

Claiborne

1

Cocke

1

Cumberland

2

Davidson

164

Dekalb

1

Dickson

5

Dyer

2

Fayette

2

Franklin

1

Gibson

1

Greene

4

Hamblen

3

Hamilton

12

Hardin

1

Houston

1

Jefferson

3

Knox

12

Lincoln

1

Loudon

1

Marion

1

Maury

6

McMinn

2

Monroe

2

Montgomery

3

Perry

2

Putnam

6

Roane

1

Robertson

6

Rutherford

9

Scott

1

Sevier

1

Shelby

93

Sullivan

2

Sumner

34

Tipton

6

Washington

6

Weakley

1

Williamson

53

Wilson

6

Out of TN

89

Unknown

54

Grand Total

615

* Data include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported to TDH or tested by TDH since January 21, 2020. These figures are updated daily at 2 p.m. Central time and reflect all cases reported to TDH as of that time.

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