Hamilton County Has 2 More Coronavirus Deaths, 77 New Cases; Tennessee Has 11 More Deaths

  • Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Hamilton County had 77 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total to 44,383. There have been two more deaths from the virus, and the total is 493 in the county.  The deaths were reported to be two white males, one age 61-70 and the other age 81 and over.

The number of those who have recovered from coronavirus in Hamilton County is 43,316, which is 98 percent, and there are 590 active cases.

There are 54 patients hospitalized and 10 in Intensive Care Units. Three others are in the hospital with suspected COVID. Of those hospitalized, 18 are county residents. 

The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 850,885 on Wednesday with 907 new cases. There have been 11 more deaths from the virus, for a total of 12,228 State Health Department officials said.

The state currently has 803 people hospitalized from the virus, which is 27 more than on Tuesday. 

Testing numbers are above 7.711 million across the state.

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Tennessee is 827,542, which is 97 percent.

Here are the numbers by county:

Bledsoe County:  2,132 cases, up 2; 11 deaths

Bradley County:  14,995 cases, up 12; 149 deaths

Grundy County: 1,790 cases, up 1; 34 deaths

Marion County: 3,125 cases, up 3; 47 deaths

Meigs County: 1,388 cases, up 5; 25 deaths

Polk County: 2,066 cases, up 4; 24 deaths

Rhea County: 4,341 cases, up 1; 75 deaths

Sequatchie County: 1,695 cases, up 1; 29 deaths

Knox County: 50,562 cases, up 49; 634 deaths

Davidson County: 89,250 cases, up 64; 932 deaths

Shelby County: 95,375 cases, up 167; 1,618 deaths, up 5

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