Hamilton County Has 1 More Coronavirus Death, 188 New Cases

  • Thursday, July 29, 2021

Hamilton County had 188 new coronavirus cases reported on Thursday, bringing the total to 47,051.

There has been one more death from the virus, a white female between the ages of 71-80, and the total is at 515 in the county.  

The number of those who have recovered from coronavirus in Hamilton County is 45,513, which is 97 percent, and there are 1,023 active cases. 

There are 78 patients hospitalized and 19 in intensive care units. Seven more are hospitalized with suspected COVID. There are 41 Hamilton County inpatients.

The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 891,331 Thursday with 2,586 new cases. There were 8 more deaths reported, for a total of 12,730, State Health Department officials said.

The state currently has 893 people hospitalized from the virus, which is 78 more than on Wednesday. Testing numbers are above 8.409 million across the state.

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Tennessee is 861,725, which is 97 percent.

Here are the numbers by county: 

Bledsoe County:  2,286 cases, up 6; 12 deaths

Bradley County:  15,601 cases, up 47; 156 deaths

Grundy County: 1,847 cases; 35 deaths

Marion County: 3,403 cases, up 18; 50 deaths

Meigs County: 1,452 cases, up 4; 24 deaths

Polk County: 2,145 cases, up 7; 24 deaths

Rhea County: 4,478 cases, up 15; 82 deaths

Sequatchie County: 1,829 cases, up 12; 30 deaths

Knox County: 53,231 cases, up 128; 656 deaths

Davidson County: 92,522 cases, up 201; 962 deaths

Shelby County: 103,735 cases, up 816; 1,736 deaths, up 1 

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