Over 40 Tennesseeans who tested positive for the novel coronavirus have died while the number of those who have recovered from COVID-19 has surpassed 400, according to Saturday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Saturday, there have been 43 COVID-19 deaths in Tennessee and 416 recoveries. The department said it defines recoveries as people who have been confirmed to be asymptomatic by their local or regional health department and have completed their required isolation period or are at least 21 days beyond the first test confirming their illness.
The department also said 3,321 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported and a total of 311 people with COVID-19 have been hospitalized, but the department noted that while the number indicates the number of patients that were ever hospitalized during their illness, it does not indicate the number of patients currently hospitalized.
A total of 38,070 tests have come back negative from private and state labs and a total of 41,391 tests have been taken.
Tennessee is currently under a mandatory, 14-day Stay At Home executive order from Gov. Bill Lee.