6,589 COVID-19 cases confirmed in TN, 142 deaths, 711 hospitalizations
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 6,589 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Friday, April 17. In addition, 142 people have died, and 711 are hospitalized. Another 3,017 have recovered.
The report shows the following numbers:
- Anderson County – 15
- Bedford County – 48
- Benton County – 4
- Bledsoe County – 8
- Blount County – 46
- Bradley County – 38
- Campbell County – 13
- Cannon County – 9
- Carroll County – 13
- Carter County — 5
- Cheatham County – 21
- Chester County – 6
- Claiborne County – 5
- Clay County – 5
- Cocke County – 11
- Coffee County – 18
- Cumberland County – 56
- Davidson County – 1,465
- Decatur County – 5
- DeKalb County – 10
- Dickson County – 42
- Dyer County – 24
- Fayette County – 44
- Fentress County – 4
- Franklin County – 23
- Gibson County – 27
- Giles County – 5
- Grainger County – 4
- Greene County – 30
- Grundy County – 25
- Hamblen County – 7
- Hamilton County – 114
- Hardeman County — 7
- Hardin County – 4
- Hawkins County – 27
- Haywood County — 12
- Henderson County — 2
- Henry County — 9
- Hickman County – 2
- Houston County – 4
- Humphreys County – 4
- Jackson County – 6
- Jefferson County – 14
- Johnson County – 2
- Knox County – 194
- Lake County – 4
- Lauderdale County – 13
- Lawrence County – 15
- Lewis County — 2
- Lincoln County – 9
- Loudon County – 21
- Macon County – 31
- Madison County – 83
- Marion County – 28
- Marshall County – 13
- Maury County – 34
- McMinn County – 6
- McNairy County — 9
- Meigs County – 3
- Monroe County – 10
- Montgomery County – 108
- Moore County – 1
- Morgan County — 5
- Obion County — 9
- Overton County – 7
- Perry County – 6
- Polk County – 5
- Putnam County – 94
- Rhea County – 1
- Roane County – 8
- Robertson County – 105
- Rutherford County – 295
- Scott County – 11
- Sequatchie County – 3
- Sevier County – 24
- Shelby County – 1,682
- Smith County – 12
- Stewart County — 5
- Sullivan County – 45
- Sumner County – 497
- Tipton County – 55
- Trousdale County — 20
- Unicoi County – 1
- Union County — 3
- Van Buren County – 1
- Warren County – 4
- Washington County – 46
- Wayne County – 2
- Weakley County — 6
- White County – 4
- Williamson County – 336
- Wilson County – 171
- Out of state – 259
- Pending – 40
The Tennessee Department of Health have also released statistics for patients by race, ethnicity and gender.
Race:
- White – 3,195
- Black or African-American – 1,383
- Other/Multiracial – 397
- Asian – 114
- Pending – 1,500
Ethnicity:
- Not Hispanic/Latino – 4,222
- Hispanic – 400
- Pending –1,967
Gender:
- Female – 3,369
- Male – 3,050
- Pending – 170
For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945.
