Hamilton County Has 75 More Coronavirus Cases, No New Deaths; Tennessee Has Tested Over 3 Million For The Virus

  • Monday, October 5, 2020

Hamilton County coronavirus cases increased by 75 on Monday, for a total of 10,153. There were no new deaths from the virus, as the toll remains at 98. 

There have been 9,377 people recover from the virus in Hamilton County, which is 92 percent. There are currently active cases.

There are 54 people hospitalized in Hamilton County from COVID, plus one suspected case.  Of those, 31 are Hamilton County residents and there are 11 people in intensive care. 

There were 2,489 new cases in the state on Monday, for a total of 203,699.

Tennessee had 20 more coronavirus deaths bringing the total to 2,597, state Health Department officials said. 

The state currently has 815 people hospitalized from the virus, 11 more than on Sunday.

There have been 185,221 people who have recovered from the virus in Tennessee (91 percent).

Testing numbers are above 3.006 million across the state. 

Here are the numbers by county:

Shelby County: 31,840 cases, up 240; 489 deaths, up 2

Davidson County: 27,360 cases, up 175; 316 deaths

Knox County: 10,088 cases, up 125; 81 deaths

Bledsoe County:  875 cases, up 4; 4 deaths

Bradley County: 3,093 cases, up 33; 19 deaths

Grundy County: 389 cases, up 8; 7 deaths

Marion County: 582 cases, up 6; 9 deaths

Meigs County: 240 cases, up 1; 3 deaths

Polk County: 427 cases, up 4; 12 deaths

Rhea County: 913 cases, up 17; 15 deaths

Sequatchie County: 260 cases, up 8; 3 deaths

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