Hamilton County Has 4 More COVID Deaths And 209 New Cases; 58 Are In ICU, Highest Since January

  • Monday, August 16, 2021

Hamilton County had 209 new coronavirus cases reported on Monday, bringing the total to 50,510.

There have been four more deaths from the virus, and the total is at 533 in the county. 

There are 195 patients hospitalized and 58 in intensive care units. Eight more are hospitalized with suspected COVID. There are 95 Hamilton County inpatients.

The number of those who have recovered from coronavirus in Hamilton County is 47,375, which is 94 percent. There are 2,602 active cases. 

The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 954,610 Monday with 2,822 new cases. There were 19 more deaths reported, for a total of 12,986, State Health Department officials said.

The state currently has 2,206 people hospitalized from the virus, which is 24 more than on Sunday. Testing numbers are above 8.714 million across the state.

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Tennessee is 891,866, which is 93 percent.

Here are the numbers by county, last updated Friday: 

Bledsoe County:  2,454 cases, up 33; 13 deaths

Bradley County:  16,578 cases, up 213; 158 deaths

Grundy County: 1,972 cases, up 11; 35 deaths

Marion County: 3,636 cases, up 46; 51 deaths, up 1

Meigs County: 1,550 cases, up 24; 24 deaths

Polk County: 2,306 cases, up 23; 25 deaths

Rhea County: 4,804 cases, up 78; 83 deaths

Sequatchie County: 1,959 cases, up 23; 30 deaths

Knox County: 56,302 cases, up 685; 673 deaths, up 4

Davidson County: 97,881 cases, up 1,054; 984 deaths, up 4

Shelby County: 114,005 cases, up 2,080; 1,783 deaths, up 6

 

 

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