Hamilton County reported 501 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday with a record 202 patients hospitalized from the deadly virus and 51 in Intensive Care Units. Thirteen others were in the hospital with suspected COVID. Of those hospitalized, 104 are county residents.
The new total of cases in Hamilton County is 24,511.
There were six more deaths from the virus in the county reported on Thursday, three male and three females, all White, one between the ages of 31-40, one between the ages of 41-50, two between the ages of 71-80, and two over the age of 81, bringing the total to 229.
The number of those who have recovered from coronavirus in Hamilton County is 20,423, which is 83 percent, and there are 3,859 active cases.
The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 493,230 on Thursday with 8,945 new cases. There have been 177 more deaths from the virus, for a total of 5,845, said state Health Department officials.
The state currently has 2,897 people hospitalized from the virus, 21 more than on Wednesday.
There have been 418,724 people who have recovered from the virus in Tennessee (85 percent).
Testing numbers are above 5.147 million across the state.
Here are the numbers by county:
Bledsoe County: 1,401 cases, up 21; 6 deaths
Bradley County: 7,520, up 168; 56 deaths, up 4
Grundy County: 1,030 cases, up 28; 14 deaths
Marion County: 1,590 cases, up 31; 22 deaths
Meigs County: 774 cases, up 19; 13 deaths
Polk County: 944 cases, up 16; 15 deaths
Rhea County: 2,526 cases, up 61; 42 deaths, up 1
Sequatchie County: 921 cases, up 41; 6 deaths, up 1
Knox 26,658 cases, up 479; 232 deaths, up 11
Davidson 53,221 cases, up 782; 489 deaths, up 8
Shelby 58,757 cases, up 630; 782 deaths, up 21