TDH: 768 new COVID-19 cases in Northeast Tennessee; no new deaths Sunday

(WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reported 768 new COVID-19 cases within local Northeast Tennessee counties on Sunday.

These counties include Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties.

No new deaths were reported in these counties.

PREVIOUSLY: TDH: 490 new COVID-19 cases in Northeast Tennessee; 4 more deaths

Statewide, TDH reported a total of 519,687 cases on Sunday, with 465,908 confirmed cases.

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 519,687 as of December 20, 2020 including 6,071 deaths, 2,789 current hospitalizations and 434,977 are inactive/recovered. [Percent positive for today is 17.08%] For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/jlAz8a6Upp. pic.twitter.com/D3rPIrDw4v

— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) December 20, 2020

Below is data that were reported in local Northeast Tennessee counties (numbers in parentheses are changes since yesterday).

Carter County
Total: 3,965
Inactive/recovered: 3,291 (+28)
Deaths: 76
Active: 598 (+54)
New: 82

Greene County
Total: 4,866
Inactive/recovered: 3,795 (+29)
Deaths: 82
Active: 989 (+98)
New: 127

Hawkins County
Total: 3,172
Inactive/recovered: 2,451 (+23)
Deaths: 48
Active: 673 (+71)
New: 94

Johnson County
Total: 1,698
Inactive/recovered: 1,545 (+1)
Deaths: 27
Active: 126 (+13)
New: 14

Sullivan County
Total: 9,680
Inactive/recovered: 8,020 (+87)
Deaths: 161
Active: 1,499 (+158)
New: 245

Unicoi County
Total: 1,283
Inactive/recovered: 1,044 (+5)
Deaths: 36
Active: 203 (+25)
New: 30

Washington County
Total: 9,134
Inactive/recovered: 7,453 (+75)
Deaths: 144
Active: 1,537 (+101)
New: 176