--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 11, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in Tennessee:
Tennessee - based on media reports, total cases have risen to 124915 (all officially confirmed), after 1001 new patients were identified yesterday. The total number of deaths has reached 1272, after 37 patients passed away yesterday; while 85313 patients are recovered (2143 new). The number of known coronavirus cases in the United States continues to rise. As of Tuesday evening, 5,252,336 people have tested positive for coronavirus (5,252,327 of them being officially confirmed).
News Worth Following:
- Restaurants working to keep patrons, employees safe before & after COVID-19 exposure: Owners at two restaurants in Chattanooga are doing everything they can to keep patrons and employees safe after learning Monday people infected with COVID visited their establishments. The news served as another blow the restaurants who are already struggling. One restaurants co-owner told Channel 3 since news of the exposure...
- Clarksville-Montgomery County launches COVID-19 dashboard: MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - Leaders from Clarksville and Montgomery County have been working with Austin Peay State University GIS to develop a user-friendly dashboard that shows COVID-19 related data and resources specific to Clarksville-Montgomery County. The dashboard provides charts on the total number of COVID-19 cases, total tests, negative...
- 14th death from COVID-19 in Montgomery County: CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) - Montgomery County has another COVID-19 death, bringing the total deaths here to 14. There were also 2 more hospitalizations. The death was announced by Joey Smith, Montgomery County Health Department director, who is unable to release additional details. The 13th death was announced Aug. 5. As...
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Shelby: 140 new cases, 23625 in total, 6 new deaths
- Davidson: 143 new cases, 20865 in total, 2 new deaths
- Rutherford: 40 new cases, 6629 in total
- Hamilton: 95 new cases, 6315 in total, 2 new deaths
- Knox: 65 new cases, 4750 in total
- Williamson: 30 new cases, 3607 in total
- Sumner: 24 new cases, 3473 in total
- Wilson: 18 new cases, 2339 in total
- Bradley: 35 new cases, 1991 in total, 2 new deaths
- Montgomery: 34 new cases, 1986 in total, 1 new death
- Sevier: 8 new cases, 1902 in total, 2 new deaths
- Putnam: 15 new cases, 1800 in total
- Robertson: 11 new cases, 1578 in total
- Hamblen: 15 new cases, 1420 in total, 2 new deaths
- Blount: 10 new cases, 1324 in total, 1 new death
- Washington: 14 new cases, 1291 in total
- Maury: 12 new cases, 1284 in total
- Tipton: 6 new cases, 1217 in total
- Madison: 29 new cases, 1189 in total, 2 new deaths
- Sullivan: 11 new cases, 1048 in total, 1 new death
- Hardeman: 12 new cases, 942 in total, 1 new death
- Bedford: 2 new cases, 930 in total
- Macon: 7 new cases, 867 in total
- Lake: 2 new cases, 794 in total
- Loudon: 5 new cases, 754 in total
- Gibson: 9 new cases, 735 in total, 1 new death
- Bledsoe: 8 new cases, 716 in total, 1 new death
- Dickson: 7 new cases, 705 in total
- Fayette: 2 new cases, 704 in total
- Anderson: 5 new cases, 698 in total
- Dyer: 5 new cases, 668 in total
- Henderson: 9 new cases, 613 in total
- Cheatham: 2 new cases, 601 in total, 1 new death
- Obion: 9 new cases, 588 in total
- Jefferson: 3 new cases, 587 in total
- Lawrence: 9 new cases, 584 in total, 1 new death
- McMinn: 6 new cases, 559 in total
- Coffee: 10 new cases, 558 in total
- Rhea: 6 new cases, 544 in total
- Warren: 7 new cases, 540 in total
- Carter: 8 new cases, 532 in total
- Lauderdale: 8 new cases, 522 in total, 1 new death
- Haywood: 1 new death, 510 confirmed cases in total
- Greene: 1 new death, 504 confirmed cases in total
- Roane: 3 new cases, 488 in total
- Hawkins: 2 new cases, 485 in total, 2 new deaths
- Weakley: 19 new cases, 482 in total
- Cocke: 4 new cases, 482 in total, 1 new death
- Cumberland: 5 new cases, 463 in total
- Smith: 3 new cases, 458 in total
- McNairy: 7 new cases, 388 in total, 1 new death
- Giles: 2 new cases, 387 in total
- DeKalb: 1 new case, 366 in total
- Franklin: 6 new cases, 338 in total
- Carroll: 5 new cases, 330 in total
- Lincoln: 6 new cases, 315 in total
- Marshall: 1 new case, 305 in total
- Henry: 9 new cases, 299 in total
- Johnson: 3 new cases, 288 in total
- Claiborne: 1 new case, 277 in total
- Crockett: 5 new cases, 274 in total
- Wayne: 1 new case, 229 in total
- Marion: 1 new case, 228 in total, 1 new death
- Chester: 2 new cases, 225 in total
- Polk: 6 new cases, 213 in total
- Overton: 11 new cases, 209 in total
- Grainger: 4 new cases, 204 in total
- Cannon: 3 new cases, 154 in total
- Jackson: 1 new case, 130 in total
- Humphreys: 1 new case, 129 in total
- Morgan: 1 new case, 127 in total
- Scott: 2 new cases, 124 in total, 1 new death
- Grundy: 4 new cases, 118 in total
- Sequatchie: 7 new cases, 113 in total, 1 new death
- Meigs: 2 new cases, 108 in total
- Clay: 1 new case, 79 in total
- Stewart: 1 new case, 79 in total
- Houston: 2 new cases, 61 in total
- Pickett: 2 new cases, 39 in total
- Unassigned: 5 new cases
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--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 10, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in Tennessee:
Tennessee - the total number of infected individuals is 123914, as yesterday had 1202 more confirmed cases based on media reports and official stats. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 1235 people statewide, after 11 patients passed away yesterday; while 83170 patients are recovered (2171 new). The current count of cases in the United States is 5,206,125, citing different sources; with 5,205,994 cases officially confirmed.
News Worth Following:
- Nashville's handling of COVID-19 gains negative national attention: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) - Recently, Nashville has become the center of national attention, but for all the wrong reasons. For the last couple weeks, pandemic and pre-pandemic Broadway has looked very similar: several blocks with tourists and pedal-tavern-loving bachelorettes. TMZ has previously dubbed the city "No-Maskville" and talked about people...
- Breaking up local homeless camps would increase COVID-19 spread, says CDC: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Knoxville homeless shelters have seen little to no cases of COVID-19. They continue to work overtime to stay clean and socially distance people, but some folks are choosing not to go to shelters. Instead, they're setting up tents and camps near downtown. The CDC recommends keeping those...
- Health Dept. warning of Covid-19 exposure at restaurants and a community pool: CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department has issued new warnings about exposures at several local restaurants and a swimming pool. Previous warnings have been about either large gatherings or people working at the business who was infectious. But this warning simply says "Case investigations revealed that persons visited...
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Shelby: 247 new cases, 23485 in total, 4 new deaths
- Davidson: 102 new cases, 20722 in total, 4 new deaths
- Rutherford: 36 new cases, 6589 in total, 1 new death
- Hamilton: 88 new cases, 6220 in total
- Knox: 85 new cases, 4685 in total, 1 new death
- Williamson: 26 new cases, 3577 in total
- Sumner: 16 new cases, 3449 in total
- Wilson: 31 new cases, 2321 in total
- Bradley: 13 new cases, 1956 in total, 1 new death
- Montgomery: 13 new cases, 1952 in total
- Sevier: 8 new cases, 1894 in total
- Putnam: 18 new cases, 1785 in total
- Robertson: 9 new cases, 1567 in total, 1 new death
- Hamblen: 9 new cases, 1405 in total
- Blount: 11 new cases, 1314 in total
- Washington: 25 new cases, 1277 in total
- Maury: 15 new cases, 1272 in total
- Tipton: 3 new cases, 1211 in total
- Madison: 58 new cases, 1160 in total, 1 new death
- Sullivan: 43 new cases, 1037 in total
- Hardeman: 13 new cases, 930 in total
- Lake: 5 new cases, 792 in total
- Loudon: 7 new cases, 749 in total
- Gibson: 9 new cases, 726 in total, 1 new death
- Bledsoe: 3 new cases, 708 in total
- Fayette: 4 new cases, 702 in total
- Dickson: 7 new cases, 698 in total
- Anderson: 9 new cases, 693 in total
- Dyer: 13 new cases, 663 in total
- Henderson: 11 new cases, 604 in total, 1 new death
- Cheatham: 4 new cases, 599 in total
- Jefferson: 16 new cases, 584 in total
- Obion: 14 new cases, 579 in total
- Lawrence: 13 new cases, 575 in total
- McMinn: 6 new cases, 553 in total
- Coffee: 3 new cases, 548 in total
- Rhea: 2 new cases, 538 in total
- Warren: 3 new cases, 533 in total
- Carter: 2 new cases, 524 in total
- Lauderdale: 6 new cases, 514 in total
- Haywood: 10 new cases, 510 in total
- Greene: 12 new cases, 504 in total
- Roane: 10 new cases, 485 in total
- Hawkins: 11 new cases, 483 in total
- Hardin: 11 new cases, 482 in total
- Cocke: 3 new cases, 478 in total, 1 new death
- Weakley: 12 new cases, 463 in total
- Cumberland: 1 new case, 458 in total
- Smith: 3 new cases, 455 in total
- Monroe: 8 new cases, 452 in total
- Giles: 4 new cases, 385 in total
- McNairy: 3 new cases, 381 in total
- DeKalb: 5 new cases, 365 in total
- Franklin: 2 new cases, 332 in total
- Carroll: 11 new cases, 325 in total
- Lincoln: 7 new cases, 309 in total
- Marshall: 3 new cases, 304 in total, 1 new death
- White: 1 new case, 294 in total
- Henry: 2 new cases, 290 in total
- Johnson: 5 new cases, 285 in total
- Claiborne: 4 new cases, 276 in total
- Hickman: 5 new cases, 273 in total
- Campbell: 6 new cases, 254 in total
- Wayne: 2 new cases, 228 in total
- Marion: 3 new cases, 227 in total
- Chester: 2 new cases, 223 in total
- Decatur: 3 new cases, 216 in total
- Polk: 1 new case, 207 in total
- Grainger: 3 new cases, 200 in total
- Overton: 3 new cases, 198 in total
- Unicoi: 3 new cases, 169 in total
- Union: 2 new cases, 162 in total
- Benton: 4 new cases, 159 in total
- Cannon: 4 new cases, 151 in total
- Jackson: 2 new cases, 129 in total
- Humphreys: 4 new cases, 128 in total
- Morgan: 4 new cases, 126 in total
- Scott: 3 new cases, 122 in total
- Sequatchie: 1 new case, 106 in total
- Fentress: 3 new cases, 96 in total
- Hancock: 1 new case, 81 in total
- Stewart: 4 new cases, 78 in total
- Clay: 2 new cases, 78 in total
- Pickett: 2 new cases, 37 in total
- Unassigned: 23 new cases
--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 09, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in Tennessee:
Tennessee - based on media reports, total cases have risen to 122712 (all officially confirmed), after 2128 new patients were identified yesterday. The total number of deaths has reached 1224, after 8 patients passed away yesterday; while 80999 patients are recovered (654 new). The number of known coronavirus cases in the United States continues to rise. As of Sunday evening, 5,154,562 people have tested positive for coronavirus (5,154,443 of them being officially confirmed).
News Worth Following:
- Riverside Drive faces unknown future after coronavirus closure: MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The future of Riverside Drive is still in the air. The road was closed in March and remained closed until last week, when Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland partially reopened the roadway. But some downtown residents said they aren't satisfied. Organizations downtown said people are pushing for Riverside...
- Nashville tourism officials worry negative press will cause 'coronavirus hangover': NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - In recent weeks, Nashville has received national attention as pictures of crowded Broadway sidewalks and packed house parties have gone viral. Now the city's top tourism official worries the negative press could have a lasting impact on Music City's image. "It's an absolute concern," said Butch...
- School districts balance in-person classes vs. COVID-19 cases, petition calls for reopen: Nashville, Tenn. - A petition is calling for Metro Nashville Public Schools to start in-person classes. The petition, which at the time of this article's publication has close to 2,000 signatures, wants those in-person classes to start September 8. The petition's creator, Morgan Barth, said he has three young kids:...