TDH reports 206 total COVID-19 cases, 86 recoveries in Dyer County

Monday, June 29, 2020

BRANDON HUTCHESON

bhutcheson@stategazette.com

In the most recent COVID-19 case update released by the Tennessee Department of Health on Monday, June 29, the department reported Dyer County’s total case count at 206 with 86 recoveries.

Additionally, the report noted Dyer County had 223 PCR positive test results and 2,611 PCR negative results.

The total number of cases included confirmed and probable cases, as defined by the CDC. Tennessee began including probable cases in the total COVID-19 count on June 12. Dyer County began the month of June with 52 COVID-19 cases.

Statewide, the report listed Tennessee with 42,297 total cases, with 41,949 confirmed and 348 probable, 26,962 recoveries (64 percent), and 592 total deaths (1 percent), with 568 confirmed and 24 probable. Six percent of total cases were hospitalized (2,599) with 25,426 not hospitalized, and 14,272 pending. Total tests performed in Tennessee were reported at 776,858, with 48,873 PCR positive results and 727,985 negative.

Monday’s report listed Shelby County (Memphis) having the most total cases in the state (9,671) with Davidson County (Nashville) in second with 9,016 total COVID-19 cases.

In West Tennessee, the report listed the following results:

Benton (12 total, 11 PCR positive, 1,033 PCR negative, 8 recoveries, 1 death); Carroll (39 total, 37 PCR positive, 1,845 PCR negative, 31 recoveries, 1 death); Chester (21 total, 25 PCR positive, 883 PCR negative, 13 recoveries); Crockett (30 total, 35 PCR positive, 750 PCR negative, 18 recoveries, 3 deaths); Decatur (19 total, 22 PCR positive, 768 PCR negative, 15 recoveries); Dyer (206 total, 223 PCR positive, 2,611 PCR negative, 86 recoveries); Fayette (263 total, 318 PCR positive, 5,212 PCR negative, 167 recoveries, 2 deaths); Gibson (97 total, 108 PCR positive, 3,047 PCR negative, 63 recoveries, 1 death); Hardeman (287 total, 302 PCR positive, 6,033 PCR negative, 215 recoveries, 1 death); Hardin (89 total, 104 PCR positive, 2,672 PCR negative, 29 recoveries, 5 deaths); Haywood (67 total, 75 PCR positive, 1,331 PCR negative, 31 recoveries, 2 deaths); Henderson (31 total, 37 PCR positive, 1,505 PCR negative, 18 recoveries); Henry (42 total, 53 PCR positive, 2,345 PCR negative, 34 recoveries); Lake (691 total, 856 PCR positive, 3,697 PCR negative, 688 recoveries); Lauderdale (111 total, 133 PCR positive, 4,185 PCR negative, 64 recoveries, 2 deaths); Madison (233 total, 282 PCR positive, 6,878 PCR negative, 173 recoveries, 2 deaths); McNairy (56 total, 64 PCR positive, 1,310 PCR negative, 27 recoveries); Obion (93 total, 110 PCR positive, 2,275 PCR negative, 57 recoveries, 2 deaths); Shelby (9,671 total, 11,590 PCR positive, 122,689 PCR negative, 6,342 recoveries, 186 deaths); Tipton (605 total, 660 PCR positive, 7,284 PCR negative, 473 recoveries, 4 deaths); Weakley (56 total, 58 PCR positive, 2,107 PCR negative, 34 recoveries, 1 death)

The Tennessee Department of Health provides daily COVID-19 updates online at www.tn.gov at 2 p.m. The COVID-19 Public Information Numbers, 877-857-2945 or 833-556-2476, are available from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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  • Why is the State Gazette not reporting on COVID hotspots in the county? I'm interested about how many businesses, churches, and factories have had outbreaks in the area. Apparently Taco Bell closed this week due to an employee testing positive for COVID, and quite a few churches have stopped having in-person services because of positive cases in the congregation. Why hasn't this been in the news?

    I wonder how many deaths have occurred as a result of early re-opening. Horribly, I've heard of one person who tested positive after attending a church service in the Newbern / Roellen area and died at West Tennessee Heatlhcare Dyersburg Hospital in the past week. Why haven't we heard about this?

    Please do some actual journalism and not this cut & paste job of whatever the Tennessee Department of Health releases.

    -- Posted by j.eric.herren on Mon, Jun 29, 2020, at 6:34 PM
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