While Tennessee has seen little growth in its rate of new cases or active case count, the same canât be said for the stateâs northeast region, which has seen its new case rate, active case count and positive test rate rise over the past month. Over the past two weeks, Tennesseeâs active case count rose from 12,979 to 13,392, or about 3.1%. Northeast Tennessee, meanwhile, saw its active case count grow from 1,189 on March 31 to 1,500 as of Tuesday â a 26.1% increase. The regionâs seven-day average of new cases (137.8 on Tuesday) rose at a higher rate than the stateâs as well, 30.3% to 13.7%.