Nine new COVID-19 deaths reported Monday in Northeast Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Health reported 362 new COVID-19 cases, nine new deaths, and 194 new inactive or recovered cases in Northeast Tennessee on Monday.

Three new deaths were reported in Greene County while two each were reported in Carter, Unicoi, and Washington counties. Washington County reached the 100 mark Monday.

TDH reported 147 new cases in Sullivan County, 94 in Washington County, 41 in Greene County, 32 in Hawkins County, 25 in Carter County, 14 in Unicoi County, and nine in Johnson County.

There are currently 2,884 active cases in Northeast Tennessee, up from 2,725 on Sunday.

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 344,550 as of November 23, 2020 including 4,301 deaths, 2,091 current hospitalizations and 296,592 are inactive/recovered. [Percent positive for today is 14.06% ] For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/Psc3HfgZ8j. pic.twitter.com/W73edC8rU8

— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) November 23, 2020

Statewide, 4,074 new cases, 35 new deaths, 29 new hospitalizations, and 28,457 new tests were reported.

The following data was reported in local counties: (number in parenthesis is change since yesterday)

Carter County
Total cases: 2,534 (+25)
Inactive/recovered: 2,125 (+28)
Deaths: 53 (+2)
Active cases: 356 (-5)

Greene County
Total cases: 2,859 (+41)
Inactive/recovered: 2,398 (+27)
Deaths: 71 (+3)
Active cases: 390 (+11)

Hawkins County
Total cases: 1,814 (+32)
Inactive/recovered: 1,537 (+24)
Deaths: 34 (0)
Active cases: 243 (+8)

Johnson County
Total cases: 1,376 (+9)
Inactive/recovered: 1,292 (+2)
Deaths: 21 (0)
Active cases: 63 (+7)

Sullivan County
Total cases: 6,093 (+147)
Inactive/recovered: 5,053 (+57)
Deaths: 89 (0)
Active cases: 951 (+90)

Unicoi County
Total cases: 785 (+14)
Inactive/recovered: 621 (+8)
Deaths: 25 (+2)
Active cases: 139 (+4)

Washington County
Total cases: 5,596 (+94)
Inactive/recovered: 4,754 (+48)
Deaths: 100 (+2)
Active cases: 742 (+44)