COVID-19 infections dropped sharply statewide last week after a previous spike, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. Confirmed cases in Davidson County slightly increased, the data show.
As of Saturday, the seven-day average of cases in Tennessee was 3,112 compared to the prior week’s 4,013 average, the department reported. The Davidson County seven-day average was 210.4, slightly higher than last week’s 209.1 average.
Related hospitalizations dropped to 762, from last week’s 812.
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The percentage of people getting tested for COVID-19 who are positive for it was 26.5%, compared to last week’s 29.15%. Davidson County’s test-positivity rate dropped to 23.1%, compared to the prior week’s 25%.
State public health agencies have counted more than 2.29 million cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee since the start of the pandemic. Statewide, 27,427 people have died as a result of the novel coronavirus.
About 55.4% of Tennesseans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national average is 67.4%.
Frank Gluck is the health care reporter for The Tennessean. He can be reached at fgluck@tennessean.com. Follow him on Twitter at @FrankGluck.
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