133,708 COVID-19 cases confirmed in TN, 1,366 deaths, 5,847 hospitalizations
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 133,708 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Sunday, August 16. In addition, 1,366 people have died and 5,847 have been hospitalized. Another 92,655 have recovered.
The Tennessee Department of Health also released the number of probable cases on Sunday. The report shows 2,325 probable cases of COVID-19 and an additional 42 COVID-19-probable deaths.
The report shows the following case count by county:
- Anderson County – 759
- Bedford County – 984
- Benton County – 183
- Bledsoe County – 749
- Blount County – 1,477
- Bradley County – 2,166
- Campbell County – 271
- Cannon County – 163
- Carroll County – 394
- Carter County — 634
- Cheatham County – 637
- Chester County – 274
- Claiborne County – 306
- Clay County – 89
- Cocke County – 547
- Coffee County – 608
- Crockett County — 303
- Cumberland County – 567
- Davidson County – 21,893
- Decatur County – 239
- DeKalb County – 387
- Dickson County – 777
- Dyer County – 737
- Fayette County – 755
- Fentress County – 122
- Franklin County – 380
- Gibson County – 819
- Giles County – 415
- Grainger County – 219
- Greene County – 605
- Grundy County – 130
- Hamblen County – 1,494
- Hamilton County – 6,801
- Hancock County – 84
- Hardeman County — 1,056
- Hardin County – 510
- Hawkins County – 572
- Haywood County — 608
- Henderson County — 684
- Henry County — 328
- Hickman County – 305
- Houston County – 66
- Humphreys County – 140
- Jackson County – 149
- Jefferson County – 650
- Johnson County – 349
- Knox County – 5,231
- Lake County – 801
- Lauderdale County – 565
- Lawrence County – 639
- Lewis County — 88
- Lincoln County – 344
- Loudon County – 809
- Macon County – 864
- Madison County – 1,330
- Marion County – 256
- Marshall County – 369
- Maury County – 1,433
- McMinn County – 609
- McNairy County — 419
- Meigs County – 121
- Monroe County – 511
- Montgomery County – 2,150
- Moore County — 75
- Morgan County — 141
- Obion County — 665
- Overton County – 272
- Perry County – 90
- Pickett County — 38
- Polk County – 268
- Putnam County – 1,931
- Rhea County – 581
- Roane County – 533
- Robertson County – 1,638
- Rutherford County – 7,080
- Scott County – 142
- Sequatchie County – 122
- Sevier County – 2,038
- Shelby County – 24,692
- Smith County – 479
- Stewart County — 82
- Sullivan County – 1,197
- Sumner County – 3,636
- Tipton County – 1,256
- Trousdale County – 1,585
- Unicoi County – 184
- Union County — 177
- Van Buren County – 45
- Warren County – 592
- Washington County – 1,455
- Wayne County – 236
- Weakley County — 603
- White County – 336
- Williamson County – 3,861
- Wilson County – 2,484
- Out of state – 3,088
- Pending – 3,182
The Tennessee Department of Health has also released statistics for patients by race, ethnicity, gender and information on clusters.
Race:
- American Indian or Alaska Native – 175
- Asian – 1,160
- Black or African-American – 25,411
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander – 88
- Other/Multiracial – 18,394
- White – 62,356
- Pending – 26,124
Ethnicity:
- Not Hispanic/Latino – 77,510
- Hispanic – 20,318
- Pending – 35,880
Gender:
- Female – 67,536
- Male – 64,850
- Pending – 1,322
For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945.
