NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — These numbers for accurate as of the article's publish date: March 24. The update for March 25 is located here.

There are now 777 reported cases of the coronavirus in the state of Tennessee, according to an independent count by NewsChannel 5. Two Tennesseans have died from the virus.

NewsChannel 5 is keeping an independent count of cases due to discrepancies between state and local numbers. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, “the labs notify local jurisdictions first, so public health and providers can follow up with those patients,” so our numbers may have higher reported cases in some counties than those provided by the state.

Davidson County has the highest number of cases at 257. Of the confirmed cases, one patient has died from complications due to the coronavirus. Three others remain hospitalized, while 34 people have recovered. The remaining 219 cases are self-isolating at home and have mild and manageable symptoms.

Shelby County has the second highest. Health officials said Tuesday morning there were 135 confirmed cases in Shelby County.

Below is a breakdown of the cases, using numbers from both TDH and local health departments:



Anderson County - 1

Blount County - 3

Bradley County - 2

Campbell County - 2

Carroll County - 3

Cheatham County - 5

Chester County - 1

Claiborne County - 1

Cocke County - 1

Cumberland County - 3

Davidson County - 257

DeKalb County - 1

Dickson County - 5

Dyer County - 2

Fayette County - 2

Franklin County - 1

Gibson County - 2

Greene County - 5

Grundy County - 1

Hamblen County - 2

Hamilton County - 8

Hardin County - 1

Houston County - 1

Jefferson County - 4

Knox County - 15

Lincoln County - 1

Loudon County - 2

Madison County - 1

Marion County - 1

Maury County - 6

McMinn County - 2

Montgomery County - 6

Overton County - 1

Perry County. -1

Putnam County - 8

Roane County -1

Robertson County -12

Rutherford County - 13

Scott County - 1

Sevier County - 2

Shelby County - 135

Sullivan County - 2

Sumner County - 34

Tipton County - 6

Washington County - 7

Wiliamson County - 64

Wilson County - 7

Resident of another state/country: 95

Pending: 38

TDH said at least 12,000 people have been tested in the state.

The confirmed age ranges of patients in Tennessee are:

10 years old or younger: 9

Between 11 and 20 years old: 41

Between 21 and 30 years old: 193

Between 31 and 40 years old: 136

Between 41 and 50 years old: 89

Between 51 and 60 years old: 91

Between 61 and 70 years old: 65

Between 71 and 80 years old: 34

At least 80 years old: 12

Governor Bill Lee held his daily COVID-19 statewide update at 3 p.m.

During the governor's Tuesday update, he recommended that public schools remain closed until April 24. State employees are to continue working home until that date as well.

On Monday, Gov. Lee created a unified command to handle the new coronavirus outbreak.

He also issued an executive order to ban all elective surgeries at hospitals, surgery centers and dental offices. Local practitioners are asked to donate personal protective equipment to the nearest national guard armory. The executive order is in place through April 15.

Statewide, restaurants, bars and gyms have been ordered to close. Restaurants may still offer drive-thru, take-out, curbside or delivery services.