Coronavirus Tennessee: State reports 38 new deaths & 3,072 new cases of COVID-19

by: Caleb Wethington

Posted: Dec 6, 2020 / 03:05 PM EST / Updated: Dec 6, 2020 / 08:10 PM EST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Department of Health reported 38 new deaths and 3,072 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

Current hospitalizations rose by 39 and there were 2,805 new recoveries in the state.

The percent positive is 16.49% for Sunday after 14,750 tests were added in the state health department’s numbers.

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 400,594 as of December 6, 2020 including 4,943 deaths, 2,504 current hospitalizations and 360,152 are inactive/recovered. [Percent positive for today is 16.49% ] For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/Psc3HfgZ8j. pic.twitter.com/M2lcUnNtgG
— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) December 6, 2020

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