21,679 COVID-19 cases confirmed in TN, 356 deaths, 1,689 hospitalizations

The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 21,679 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Thursday, May 28. In addition, 356 people have died and 1,689 have been hospitalized. Another 14,632 have recovered.

May 28

The report shows the following case count by county:

  • Anderson County – 39
  • Bedford County – 274
  • Benton County – 7
  • Bledsoe County – 608
  • Blount County – 89
  • Bradley County – 108
  • Campbell County – 17
  • Cannon County – 17
  • Carroll County – 27
  • Carter County — 19
  • Cheatham County – 118
  • Chester County – 12
  • Claiborne County – 9
  • Clay County – 6
  • Cocke County – 20
  • Coffee County – 68
  • Crockett County — 16
  • Cumberland County – 111
  • Davidson County – 4,894
  • Decatur County – 5
  • DeKalb County – 37
  • Dickson County – 110
  • Dyer County – 50
  • Fayette County – 110
  • Fentress County – 12
  • Franklin County – 49
  • Gibson County – 61
  • Giles County – 12
  • Grainger County – 6
  • Greene County – 48
  • Grundy County – 32
  • Hamblen County – 30
  • Hamilton County – 719
  • Hancock County – 1
  • Hardeman County — 194
  • Hardin County – 11
  • Hawkins County – 31
  • Haywood County — 30
  • Henderson County — 14
  • Henry County — 30
  • Hickman County – 57
  • Houston County – 8
  • Humphreys County – 13
  • Jackson County – 17
  • Jefferson County – 28
  • Johnson County – 16
  • Knox County – 357
  • Lake County – 413
  • Lauderdale County – 56
  • Lawrence County – 24
  • Lewis County — 3
  • Lincoln County – 25
  • Loudon County – 137
  • Macon County – 124
  • Madison County – 175
  • Marion County – 38
  • Marshall County – 30
  • Maury County – 81
  • McMinn County – 136
  • McNairy County — 12
  • Meigs County – 26
  • Monroe County – 61
  • Montgomery County – 261
  • Moore County – 3
  • Morgan County — 17
  • Obion County — 28
  • Overton County – 26
  • Perry County – 16
  • Pickett County — 3
  • Polk County – 15
  • Putnam County – 461
  • Rhea County – 198
  • Roane County – 16
  • Robertson County – 441
  • Rutherford County – 1,116
  • Scott County – 11
  • Sequatchie County – 15
  • Sevier County – 76
  • Shelby County – 4,718
  • Smith County – 30
  • Stewart County — 11
  • Sullivan County – 60
  • Sumner County – 852
  • Tipton County – 430
  • Trousdale County — 1,393
  • Unicoi County – 4
  • Union County — 4
  • Van Buren County – 4
  • Warren County – 22
  • Washington County – 75
  • Wayne County – 63
  • Weakley County — 26
  • White County – 30
  • Williamson County – 533
  • Wilson County – 387
  • Out of state – 379
  • Pending – 67

The Tennessee Department of Health has also released statistics for patients by race, ethnicity and gender.

May 28 Race

Race:

  • White – 8,696
  • Black or African-American – 4,460
  • Other/Multiracial – 402
  • Asian – 2,469
  • Pending – 5,652

May 28 Ethnicity

Ethnicity:

  • Not Hispanic/Latino – 10,733
  • Hispanic – 4,316
  • Pending – 6,630

May 28 GenderGender:

  • Female – 9,070
  • Male – 11,834
  • Pending – 775

For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945.

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