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Tennessee Department of Health reports 1,404 new cases of Coronavirus in Tennessee, August 2nd, 2020

Tennessee Department of HealthNashville, TN – On Sunday, August 2nd, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reports that there have been 108,350 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Tennessee. That is an increase of 1,404 cases from Saturday’s 106,946. There have been 1,036 confirmed deaths in Tennessee because of the virus.

Thirty four new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Montgomery County. The total is at 1,711 There has been eleven deaths in Montgomery County due to the virus.

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There have been fifteen new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Robertson County. The total is at 1,432. There have been sixteen deaths in Robertson County due to the virus. There have been eleven new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Cheatham County. The total is at 544. There has been five deaths in Cheatham County due to the virus.

Seven new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Dickson County. The total in Dickson County is at 587. There has been one death in Dickson County because of the virus. An additional case of COVID-19 Coronavirus has been reported in Houston County. The total in Houston County is fifty five. One new case of the virus has been reported in Benton County. The total is at ninety two. There has been one death in Benton County due to the virus.

There has been one new case of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Humphreys County. The total is at 101. There has been three deaths in Humphreys County due to the virus.

Ten new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Carroll County. The total in Carroll County is 226. There have been three deaths in Carroll County due to the virus.

There have been six new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Henry County. The total is at 211. There have been three new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Stewart County. The total of cases in Stewart County is seventy.

Two more cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Christian County Kentucky. The total is at 472. There have been six deaths in Christian County Kentucky due to the virus.

Nashville-Davidson County now has 19,320 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. That is an increase of 144 cases from Saturday’s 19,176. There have been 199 deaths in Davidson County due to the virus.

According to John Hopkins University there are now a total of 4,649,669 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in the United States. That is an increase of 69,908 cases in 24 hours from Saturday’s 4,579,761. There have now been 154,744 deaths in the United States connected to COVID-19 Coronavirus. This is an increase of 1,102 deaths from Saturday’s 153,642.

Tennessee Confirmed Cases

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Case Management Protocol

  • The Tennessee Department of Health will post updated COVID-19 Coronavirus cases including county of residence by 2:00pm each day at www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html.
  • The TDH State Public Health Laboratory is running COVID-19 Coronavirus testing seven days a week to assist public health authorities and health care workers in identifying cases and treating individuals.
  • TDH directly oversees 89 county health departments and serves as a partner organization to the six major metropolitan jurisdictions including:  Shelby County, Madison County, Davidson County, Knox County, Hamilton County and Sullivan County.

Recommended Precautions

Tennesseans are encouraged to take routine precautions used in guarding against respiratory viruses:     

  • Wash your hands often with soap and water. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing
  • Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands
  • Stay home if you are sick
  • Stay away from people who are sick

 

COVID-19 Symptoms

Most patients with confirmed COVID-19 Coronavirus infection have mild respiratory illness with fever, cough and shortness of breath. A smaller number of patients have severe symptoms requiring hospitalization.

COVID-19 Information Line

TDH has launched a Tennessee Coronavirus Public Information Line in partnership with the Tennessee Poison Center. The number is 877.857.2945 and is available daily from 10:00am to 10:00pm CT.

People with concerns about their health should contact their health care providers. TDH has additional information available at www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated information and guidance available online at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

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