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Aug 2 2020
07:13 am

From reports dated as of August 1, 2020.

There has been a steady increase in coronavirus (covid-19) cases in Tennessee.

According to the TN Dept. of Health, 108,184 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in TN and 1,067 have died from it..

That is an additional 14,248 cases in one week and an additional 100 reported deaths.

1,541,615 tests have been given to Tennessee residents.
That is an additional 159,756 tests in the past week.
49,191 fewer tests were given in the last week as compared to the week before.

Hospitalizations have stayed constant. From July 27 to August 1 (5 days) the number of patients hospitalized for the coronavirus has decreased by less than 1.0% (by 4 from 1,024 to 1,020). .

7.0% of TN residents tested for the coronavirus have tested positive for the coronavirus.

22.4% of the 6.89 million people estimated to live in TN have been tested for the coronavirus.
However, that may not be true. I don't know how tests are counted when a single person gets tested multiple times. Certain people in certain fields of work (medical, education, sports) or physical ability (mursing home residents, hospital patients) may get tested multiple times.

Be careful out there.

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