Tennessee Has 1,527 New Coronavirus Cases; 7 More Deaths

  • Friday, July 23, 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 880,789 Friday with 1,527 new cases. There were seven more deaths reported, for a total of 12,673, State Health Department officials said.

The state currently has 578 people hospitalized from the virus, which is 32 more than on Thursday. Testing numbers are above 8.348 million across the state.

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Tennessee is 858,223, which is 97 percent.

Here are the numbers by county: 

Bledsoe County:  2,256 cases, up 3; 12 deaths

Bradley County:  15,463 cases, up 30; 156 deaths, up 1

Grundy County: 1,822 cases, up 2; 35 deaths

Marion County: 3,339 cases, up 10; 50 deaths, up 1

Meigs County: 1,437 cases, down 1; 24 deaths

Polk County: 2,131 cases, up 3; 24 deaths

Rhea County: 4,431 cases, up 6; 82 deaths

Sequatchie County: 1,798 cases, up 5; 30 deaths, up 1

Knox County: 52,741 cases, up 89; 651 deaths

Davidson County: 91,626 cases, up 126; 959 deaths

Shelby County: 101,819 cases, up 323; 1,719 deaths,  up 1 
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