The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 137,800 as of Wednesday, August 19, 2020 (up 2,022) including 1,452 deaths (up 26 in a single day) , 6,069 hospitalizations (up 88 from Tuesday) and 99,085 recovered (up 2,189). Of those tested, 7.24% were positive.
Almost two dozen people have died from the novel coronavirus in Cookeville, TN. Putnam County’s death toll from COVID-19 is now at 22 people for Wednesday, August 19, 2020 (one more from Tuesday). Eight more children in Putnam County have been added to the positive count for a total of 299 kids. Active cases are 531 (up 19 people from Tuesday); Positive cases increased by 49 to 2,006; Recoveries are up 29 to 1,455.
Another person has died in Bledsoe County, bringing their death toll to 3 as of Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Bledsoe reports 91 active cases of coronavirus, 758 positive cases and 664 recoveries.
Cumberland County’s active case count is at 262 for Wednesday, August 19, 2020, an increase of 14 from Tuesday. Four more Cumberland County school-age children have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 56 as of Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Of that number, 17 cases were reported in the last 14 days.
Positive cases are 627, an increase of 29 people. Recoveries are at 358, up 15.