There are over 545 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee, according to Monday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Monday, there are 23,554 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 548 additional cases since Sunday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen to 367.
There have been 15,564 recoveries, 264 more since Sunday. 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.
A total of 1,767 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 448,493 tests have been taken, which is 12,516 more since Sunday’s report.
You can see the full report at the following link: TDH-2019-Novel-Coronavirus-Epi-and-Surveillance-June-1.