Coronavirus Tennessee: 122 new COVID-19 deaths reported as well as 70 new hospitalizations

by: Caleb Wethington

Posted: Dec 29, 2020 / 03:38 PM EST / Updated: Dec 29, 2020 / 03:38 PM EST

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TENNESSEE (WATE) — The Tennessee Department of Health reported 122 new COVID-19 deaths as well as 70 new hospitalizations on Tuesday.

The state also reported 4,797 cases of the virus along with over 10,218 recoveries.

The total number of current hospitalizations has reached 3,060.

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 572,589 as of December 29, 2020 including 6,710 deaths, 3,060 current hospitalizations and 493,743 are inactive/recovered. Percent positive today is 22.57%. For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/jlAz8a6Upp. pic.twitter.com/ytLN2e1z2h
— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) December 29, 2020

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