Tennessee reports 7,221 new cases, 111 deaths

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) – The Tennessee Department of Health reported 7,221 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 541,240. The department said 111 additional deaths were also reported.

The death toll in the state has now increased to 6,380. Hospitalizations continue to reach historic levels, with 2,934 currently hospitalized across the state.

There are currently 79,274 active cases across the state. Today’s positive percentage is 17.53%.

Earlier in the day, Metro Public Health officials reported 14 new deaths, making it the largest single-day increase in Davidson County in deaths reported by the pandemic.

Health officials said the 14 confirmed deaths had been reported in the past 24 hours – a 66-year-old woman with an outstanding medical history, along with a 93-year-old man, a 76-year-old woman, a 90-year-old man, a 84-year-old woman years, a man of 88 years, a woman of 89 years, a woman of 67 years, a woman of 77 years, a woman of 63 years old man, a woman of 77 years, a man of 81 years, a man of 83 years old and a 59 year old man, all with underlying health problems.

To date, 430 people have died in Davidson County after the confirmation of a COVID-19 case. Including confirmed and probable cases, 449 deaths were attributed to COVID-19.

Metro also reported 422 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of Davidson County cases to 63,944. There are currently 7,239 active cases. To date, 56,256 individuals have been labeled inactive / recovered after having the virus previously.

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Metro also released the following data:

New cases per 100,000 people: 97.9
Positive 7-day percent of COVID-19 tests: 16.6

Hospital beds available in the middle of Tennessee: 15 percent
Middle Tennessee ICU beds available: 7 percent

The MPHD COVID-19 hotline received 366 calls on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

Total number of cases: 63,944
Cases reported in the last 24 hours: 422

Cases by sex
Male: 30,489
Female: 32,883
Unknown: 572

Cases by Race
2.0% Asian
Black or African American 17.9%
Other race 14.5%
Pending 8.6%
Two or more runs 0.4%
15.5% unknown
White 41.1%

Deaths by race
13 asian
Black or African American 144
Others 30
White 258
4 pending

Deaths by CEP
37013 52
37211 50
37115 41
37207 33
37218 14
37214 16
37076 16
37215 17
37216 17
37209 11
37221 14
37210 12
37138 13

Cases by age

Unknown	104
0-10	3,005
11-20	6,573
21-30	18,412
31-40	12,505
41-50	8,490
51-60	6,946
61-70	4,438
71-80	2,159
81+	1,312
Total	63,944
Inactive / Recovered	56,256
Deaths	449
Total active cases	7,239

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