14,441 COVID-19 cases confirmed in TN, 241 deaths, 1,299 hospitalizations
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 14,441 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Friday, May 8. In addition, 241 people have died, and 1,299 are hospitalized. Another 7,011 have recovered.
The report shows the following case count by county:
- Anderson County – 31
- Bedford County – 222
- Benton County – 7
- Bledsoe County – 604
- Blount County – 69
- Bradley County – 68
- Campbell County – 16
- Cannon County – 13
- Carroll County – 19
- Carter County — 18
- Cheatham County – 59
- Chester County – 12
- Claiborne County – 7
- Clay County – 6
- Cocke County – 17
- Coffee County – 48
- Crockett County — 7
- Cumberland County – 84
- Davidson County – 3,300
- Decatur County – 4
- DeKalb County – 26
- Dickson County – 85
- Dyer County – 41
- Fayette County – 75
- Fentress County – 5
- Franklin County – 38
- Gibson County – 52
- Giles County – 9
- Grainger County – 6
- Greene County – 43
- Grundy County – 30
- Hamblen County – 21
- Hamilton County – 229
- Hardeman County — 64
- Hardin County – 7
- Hawkins County – 31
- Haywood County — 26
- Henderson County — 10
- Henry County — 14
- Hickman County – 48
- Houston County – 6
- Humphreys County – 11
- Jackson County – 8
- Jefferson County – 26
- Johnson County – 5
- Knox County – 255
- Lake County – 59
- Lauderdale County – 25
- Lawrence County – 19
- Lewis County — 2
- Lincoln County – 16
- Loudon County – 39
- Macon County – 57
- Madison County – 148
- Marion County – 29
- Marshall County – 24
- Maury County – 52
- McMinn County – 113
- McNairy County — 11
- Meigs County – 18
- Monroe County – 29
- Montgomery County – 161
- Moore County – 3
- Morgan County — 6
- Obion County — 16
- Overton County – 11
- Perry County – 13
- Polk County – 12
- Putnam County – 166
- Rhea County – 6
- Roane County – 8
- Robertson County – 207
- Rutherford County – 685
- Scott County – 11
- Sequatchie County – 6
- Sevier County – 65
- Shelby County – 3,108
- Smith County – 24
- Stewart County — 7
- Sullivan County – 54
- Sumner County – 683
- Tipton County – 158
- Trousdale County — 1,355
- Unicoi County – 2
- Union County — 3
- Van Buren County – 2
- Warren County – 10
- Washington County – 60
- Wayne County – 4
- Weakley County — 24
- White County – 16
- Williamson County – 441
- Wilson County – 290
- Out of state – 371
- Pending – 30
The Tennessee Department of Health has also released statistics for patients by race, ethnicity and gender.
Race:
- White –5,859
- Black or African-American – 2,994
- Other/Multiracial – 1,022
- Asian – 334
- Pending – 4,232
Ethnicity:
- Not Hispanic/Latino – 7,688
- Hispanic – 1,599
- Pending – 5,154
Gender:
- Female – 6,089
- Male – 7,573
- Pending – 779
For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945.
