(Tennessee Department Of Health)
Over a 48 hour period, Tennessee recorded 14,395 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the states total case count to 560,892 on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Because of the Christmas holiday, the Tennessee Department of Health did not release data on Friday. The state’s death toll went up by 12, with 5 deaths on Friday, December 25 and 7 deaths reported on Saturday, December 26, 2020 for a total of 6,443 Tennesseans who have lost their lives to novel coronavirus. Percent positive for Saturday was 17,68%.
On Saturday, December 26, 2020 Cumberland County reported 172 new COVID-19 over a two-day period, bringing the county’s total case count up to 4,196. Active cases were 759, up 49 from Thursday. Hospitalizations remained the same at 96 and deaths remained the same at 48.