There are over 2,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee, according to Thursday’s data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
As of 2 p.m. Monday, there are 102,871 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 2,049 additional cases since Wednesday afternoon’s report. The death toll has risen by 13 additional deaths to 1,033.
There have been 64,234 recoveries, 2,105 more since Wednesday. 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 4,572 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 1,479,669 tests have been taken, which is 24,549 more since Wednesday’s report.