Hamilton County Has 6 More COVID Deaths, 363 New Cases; Tennessee Has 9,891 New Cases, 65 More COVID Deaths

  • Monday, December 21, 2020

Hamilton County reported 363 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, with a 192 patients hospitalized and 52 in Intensive Care Units. Twelve others were in the hospital with suspected COVID. Of those hospitalized, 92 are county residents.

The new total of cases in Hamilton County is 25,644.

There were six more deaths from the virus in the county reported on Monday, bringing the total to 241. 

The number of those who have recovered from coronavirus in Hamilton County is 21,543, which is 84 percent, and there are 3,860 active cases. 

The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 529,578 on Monday with 9,891 new cases. There have been 65 more deaths from the virus, for a total of 6,136, said state Health Department officials.

The state currently has 2,779 people hospitalized from the virus, 11 less than on Sunday.

Testing numbers are above 5.340 million across the state. 

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Tennessee is 438,036, 83 percent.

Here are the numbers by county:

Bledsoe County:  1,473 cases, up 19; 7 deaths

Bradley County:  8,209, up 149; 61 deaths, up 1

Grundy County: 1,082 cases, up 14; 15 deaths

Marion County: 1,687 cases, up 22; 23 deaths, up 1

Meigs County: 858 cases, up 18; 14 deaths

Polk County: 1,041 cases, up 19; 15 deaths

Rhea County: 2,835 cases, up 72; 44 deaths

Sequatchie County: 1,027 cases, up 23; 7 deaths

Knox 28,899 cases, up 508; 246 deaths, up 2

Davidson 56,159 cases, up 866; 518 deaths, up 15

Shelby 61,444 cases, up 814; 818 deaths, up 3


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