Nashville, TN – On Saturday, October 17th, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reports that there have been 215,062 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. That is an increase of 2,380 cases from Friday’s 212,682 There have been 2,770 (+32) confirmed deaths in Tennessee because of the virus.
THIRTY NINE new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Montgomery County. The total is at 3,740. There has been fifty one deaths in Montgomery County due to the virus.
There have been TWENTY FOUR new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Robertson County. The total is at 2,450 There have been thirty nine (-1) deaths in Robertson County due to the virus. THIRTEEN new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Cheatham County. The total is at 942. There has been eleven deaths in Cheatham County due to the virus.
TWENTY new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Dickson County. The total in Dickson County is at 1519. There has been eighteen deaths in Dickson County because of the virus.
There have been no new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Houston County. The total in Houston County is 375. There has been fourteen deaths in Houston County due to the virus. FIVE new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Benton County. The total is at 379. There has been nine deaths in Benton County due to the virus.
THREE new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Humphreys County. The total is at 388. There has been four deaths in Humphreys County due to the virus.
There have been FIVE new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Carroll County. The total in Carroll County is 1,076. There have been twenty four deaths in Carroll County due to the virus.
SIXTEEN new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Henry County. The total is at 723. There has been ten deaths in Henry County due to the virus. There have been TWO new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Stewart County. The total of cases in Stewart County is 301. There has been seven deaths in Stewart County due to the virus.
There have been TWENTY ONE new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Christian County Kentucky. The total is at 1,655. There have been twenty six (+1) deaths in Christian County Kentucky due to the virus.
Nashville-Davidson County now has 29,185 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. That is an increase of 152 cases from Friday’s 28,933 There have been 325 (+1) deaths in Davidson County due to the virus.
According to John Hopkins University there are now a total of 8,080,786 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in the United States. That is an increase of 65,406 cases in 24 hours from Friday’s 8,015,380. There have now been 218,896 deaths in the United States connected to COVID-19 Coronavirus. This is an increase of 759 deaths from Friday’s 218,137.
Tennessee Confirmed Cases
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
