NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tennessee has risen to 2,389. There have been 23 deaths reported in the state.

NewsChannel 5 is keeping an independent count of cases in the state, using information from both the Tennessee Department of Health and local health agencies.

Davidson County continues to have the highest number of cases in the state at 541. Shelby County follows behind with a total of 428 cases and Sumner County has the third highest count with a total of 184 cases.

Statewide, there have been 175 people hospitalized from COVID-19.

Current county-by-county numbers are available in the map below this story, updated daily after 2 p.m. These numbers may not add up our independent count, as the daily reports from the Tennessee Department of Health often have dozens of cases that have yet been linked to a county.

Why our independent count may show different numbers from the state, other media: According to the state department of health, the labs notify local jurisdictions first, which leads to some local health departments reporting higher numbers. They took to social media explaining the discrepancy saying, "Laboratory reports of positive cases are reported to metro and local health departments as soon as results are available. State numbers are updated at 2 p.m." We are monitoring the count given by local jurisdictions, as well as the counts given by the state, to calculate our independent count.

Metro Nashville Public Health Department officials provided an update Tuesday morning, confirming 541 cases of COVID-19 in Nashville/Davidson County, an increase of 98 cases in the past 24 hours.

Watch the full briefing below:

Dr. Alex Jahangir, chair of Metro’s Coronavirus Task Force, said the confirmed cases range in age from two-months-old to 84-years-old. Three people have died after a confirmed diagnosis, while ; 14 others remain hospitalized. So far, 80 people have recovered from the virus.

The remaining cases are self-isolating at home and have mild and manageable symptoms.

Cases by sex in Davidson County:

Male: 260

Female: 275

Unknown: 6

Total Cases by age in Davidson County:

Unknown

74

0-10

4

11-20

26

21-30

198

31-40

78

41-50

61

51-60

46

61-70

30

71-80

21

81+

3

Total

541

Recovered

80

Deaths

3

Total active cases

458



Three Community Assessment Centers opened in Nashville on Monday. Residents must first call to receive an initial assessment by a public health professional. Callers can also access recorded messages, which provide the latest information about COVID-19 and details about the Safer at Home Order.

The Hotline number is 615-862-7777 and is available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week in both Spanish and English.

If determined necessary during their COVID-19 Hotline assessment, residents will then be directed to visit a COVID-19 Community Assessment Center where they will be further screened and, if required, tested.

The centers are located at:



Nissan Stadium (Opened March 30) Lot “N”, 1 Titans Way, Nashville, TN 37213

Meharry Medical College (Opened March 30), 918 21 st Ave North, Nashville, TN 37208

Ave North, Nashville, TN 37208 Former Kmart (Opening April 1), 2491 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217

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