Tennessee Has 2,430 New Cases, 39 More COVID Deaths

  • Monday, January 18, 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 687,751 on Monday with 2,430 new cases. There have been 39 more deaths from the virus, for a total of 8,430, state Health Department officials said.

The state currently has 2,660 people hospitalized from the virus, 39 less than Sunday.

Testing numbers are above 6.044 million across the state. 

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Tennessee is 614,720, 89 percent.

Here are the numbers by county:

Bledsoe County:  1,742 cases, up 1; 10 deaths

Bradley County:  10,791 cases, up 40; 91 deaths, up 1

Grundy County: 1,393 cases; 21 deaths, up 1

Marion County: 2,284 cases, up 7; 31 deaths

Meigs County: 1,144 cases, up 4; 16 deaths

Polk County: 1,436 cases, up 8; 17 deaths

Rhea County: 3,824 cases, up 9; 56 deaths

Sequatchie County: 1,371 cases, up 6; 18 deaths

Knox 38,829 cases, up 183; 400 deaths, up 7

Davidson 70,950 cases, up 244; 665 deaths, up 4

Shelby 76,519 cases, up 352; 1,128 deaths

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