Tennessee

Cases

New TN Cases

September 18
+2,357
Trend
Rising

New TN Deaths

September 18
+32
Trend
Rising

Total TN Cases

Confirmed cases
180,497
Deaths
2,196

Tests in TN

Positive-Test Rate
5.8%

County Trends

Rising
39
Falling
27
Flat
29

Total County Cases

>10,000 1,001-10,000 101-1,000 11-100 1-10 0

By County

Select a county
More than 50% increase in 7-day average of new cases, compared with one week ago
10-50% increase in 7-day average of new cases, compared with one week ago
County Confirmed New cases yesterday Deaths
Shelby 29,702 181 443
Knox 8,726 149 71
Davidson 25,798 146 287
Rutherford 8,869 90 87
Hamilton 8,985 86 89
Williamson 5,019 63 36
Madison 2,568 58 56
Wilson 3,308 49 39
Franklin 862 43 7
Maury 2,178 42 22
Coffee 1,057 42 12
Putnam 2,965 40 37
Washington 2,107 39 32
Greene 1,075 38 36
Sumner 4,621 36 93
Dyer 1,246 36 13
Sullivan 2,026 35 31
Gibson 1,464 34 19
Montgomery 2,918 31 41
Anderson 1,103 31 11
Sevier 2,493 26 13
Hamblen 1,824 26 25
Decatur 452 25 6
Blount 2,411 24 23
Jefferson 1,046 24 14
White 752 24 8
Fentress 406 24 3
Roane 812 23 3
Carter 1,106 22 27
Bradley 2,800 21 16
Hardeman 1,512 21 25
Henderson 1,089 21 19
McMinn 1,028 21 24
Union 321 21 1
Tipton 1,704 20 17
Bedford 1,287 20 16
Obion 1,060 20 9
Loudon 1,093 19 6
Hardin 941 19 14
Lawrence 930 19 11
Carroll 806 19 16
Fayette 1,110 18 17
Marshall 697 18 4
Weakley 1,091 17 18
Haywood 896 16 16
McNairy 778 16 16
Grundy 219 16 5
Robertson 2,141 15 34
Henry 590 15 9
Chester 569 15 9
Cumberland 1,126 14 16
Hickman 507 14 4
Lauderdale 923 13 14
Johnson 633 13 2
Monroe 987 12 16
Marion 488 12 7
Hawkins 742 11 16
Crockett 495 11 19
Stewart 146 11 2
Dickson 1,166 10 12
Lincoln 566 10 1
Rhea 763 9 11
Smith 663 8 10
Meigs 216 8 3
Clay 176 8 5
Houston 171 8 0
Lewis 168 8 1
Warren 996 6 7
Giles 547 6 17
Grainger 337 6 2
Morgan 299 6 3
Unicoi 270 6 1
Cannon 263 6 0
Humphreys 221 6 3
Scott 194 6 2
Wayne 1,478 5 5
Cheatham 781 5 10
DeKalb 542 5 10
Claiborne 419 5 4
Sequatchie 216 5 2
Bledsoe 842 4 4
Cocke 724 4 9
Overton 662 4 3
Campbell 412 4 3
Benton 329 4 9
Jackson 298 4 4
Moore 145 4 1
Perry 138 4 0
Macon 1,000 3 19
Lake 868 3 2
Pickett 95 3 2
Polk 371 2 11
Van Buren 146 1 0
Hancock 106 1 2
Trousdale 1,645 0 7

Tracker: Vaccine & Drug Development

Researchers worldwide are scrambling to develop vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus. SmartNews is tracking progress here.

UPDATES
1 day ago
Pfizer vaccine trial bets on early win against coronavirus, documents show
REUTERS
2 days ago
US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines, officials say the shot wouldn’t be broadly available until the summer of 2021
ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 days ago
Study hints antibody drug may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations
ASSOCIATED PRESS
9/15/2020
Pfizer says coronavirus vaccine study shows mostly mild-to-moderate side effects
REUTERS
9/15/2020
There may not be enough coronavirus vaccine doses to quickly supply the world, Gates Foundation says
CNBC
9/15/2020
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial
CNN
9/13/2020
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be given to Americans before end of the year, CEO says
CNBC
9/12/2020
Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial
ASSOCIATED PRESS
9/11/2020
Governments should begin prep for transporting COVID-19 vaccine, trade org urges
ABC NEWS
9/8/2020
AstraZeneca vaccine trial paused to investigate 'a potentially unexplained illness'
THE HILL
Tennessee
STATUS: REOPENING
Cases
180,497 confirmed cases, with 2,357 new cases yesterday
Masks
Mask mandate in selected regions
Closures
Most sectors have reopened
Fact
Yale economic study finds that the benefit of each additional cloth mask worn by the public is conservatively worth $3,000-$6,000. Read more »

Policy last updated: 8/6/2020

Timeline: The Road to Reopening

Tracking the latest information on preventive measures and policy changes as the U.S. combats the coronavirus and struggles with when and how to reopen its economy.

UPDATES
8/18/2020
Nashville mask mandate fines higher than expected, violators will also have to pay court costs
WSMV
6/29/2020
Gov. Lee extends emergency order as new coronavirus cases mount in Tennessee
THE TENNESSEAN
6/25/2020
Tennessee governor does not consider mandating masks for all
THE TENNESSEAN

Coronavirus News

  • Sources: Johns Hopkins CSSE and The COVID Tracking Project
  • Disclaimer: This data changes rapidly, so what’s shown may be out of date. Table totals may not always represent an accurate sum.
  • †SmartNews is no longer displaying U.S. “recovered” data due to the lack of uniform reporting from state health departments.