NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee reported 1,609 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and the state case count went to 57,591.
The one-day increase in cases is 2.9%. The number of deaths from COVID-19 is 710, up by 25, or 3.6%, the Tennessee Department of Health reported.
Some 33,609 people have recovered from the virus. There have been 3,088 people hospitalized and 972,276 have been tested.
One-day increases in selected East Tennessee counties
- Anderson County’s cases were up by 12, or 7.23%
- Blount County’s cases were up by 8, or 2.94%
- Cocke County’s cases were up by 10, or 8.62%
- Grainger County’s cases were up by 2, or 4.17%
- Hamblen County’s cases were up by 25, or 6.30%
- Jefferson County’s cases were up by 9, or 6.08%
- Knox County’s cases were up by 79, or 5.68%
- Loudon County’s cases were up by 6, or 1.99%
- Roane County’s cases were up 4, or 5.63%
- Sevier County’s cases were by 6, or 0.70%
- Union County’s cases were up by 1, or 5.26%
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