Hamilton County Has 1 New COVID Death, 36 New Cases Since Friday; Tennessee Has 185 New Cases, 1 More Death

  • Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Hamilton County had 36 new coronavirus cases reported since Friday, bringing the total to 45,561.

There has been one more death from the virus, a white female between the ages of 61-70, and the total is at 509 in the county. 

The number of those who have recovered from coronavirus in Hamilton County is 44,895, which is 99 percent, and there are 157 active cases. 

There are 15 patients hospitalized and eight in Intensive Care Units. One more is hospitalized with suspected COVID. There are three Hamilton County inpatients.

The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 868,322 since Friday with 185 new cases. There was one more death reported since Friday, for a total of 12,577, State Health Department officials said.

The state currently has 227 people hospitalized from the virus, which is 21 more than on Friday. Testing numbers are above 8.221 million across the state.


Here are the numbers by county: 

Bledsoe County:  2,230 cases, up 5; 11 deaths

Bradley County:  15,325 cases, up 4; 155 deaths, up 1

Grundy County: 1,804 cases; 35 deaths

Marion County: 3,270 cases, up 2; 49 deaths

Meigs County: 1,429 cases; 24 deaths

Polk County: 2,113 cases, up 1; 24 deaths

Rhea County: 4,389 cases, up 1; 82 deaths

Sequatchie County: 1,764 cases, up 2; 29 deaths

Knox County: 52,165 cases, up 8; 647 deaths, down 1

Davidson County: 90,445 cases, up 73; 952 deaths, up 1

Shelby County: 99,072 cases, up 280; 1,696 deaths, up 1

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