Coronavirus Tennessee: Over 5,700 new recoveries & nearly 5,000 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday

by: Caleb Wethington

Posted: Dec 5, 2020 / 03:12 PM EST / Updated: Dec 5, 2020 / 06:45 PM EST

TENNESSEE (WATE) — Tennessee Department of Health reports nearly 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 along with over 5,700 new recoveries from COVID-19.

TDH also reported 29 new deaths, and a decrease of 20 from the current hospitalizations county.

The percent positive reported Saturday is 18.73%.

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 397,522 as of December 5, 2020 including 4,905 deaths, 2,465 current hospitalizations and 357,347 are inactive/recovered. [Percent positive for today is 18.73% ] For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/Psc3HfgZ8j. pic.twitter.com/WinGuUV5LU
— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) December 5, 2020

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