COVID-19 update: 3.6M doses administered in Tennessee
Nashville opens walk-in vaccine appointments at Music City Center; Feds grant state $4.7M to fight variants
Source: TN Dept. of HealthThe Tennessee Department of Health has now reported a total of 835,842 cases of COVID-19 across the state, up 470 cases on Monday from 8,149 new test results a 9 percent positivity rate.
Of the total number of cases, 12,081 people have died with 17 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
The number of active cases has increased slightly in the past two weeks, with state health officials reporting that 13,988 individuals are currently infected with COVID.
The number of patients hospitalized within the state has also increased slightly, with 874 people now being treated for illness caused by the virus. In terms of capacity, the state reports that 15 percent of inpatient beds and 11 percent of ICU beds remain available. Nearly 79 percent of the state s ventilator supply is still availa