CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A 10th person has died from COVID-19 in Montgomery County, and we have two new hospitalizations.
The death was announced by Joey Smith, Montgomery County Health Department director. He is not able to provide information about the deceased, but he has previously said most of the local deaths are in “vulnerable populations.”
“A 10th death in Montgomery County is certainly a reminder that although we may not know someone who has COVID-19 or has ever tested positive, that there are folks that do test positive and some get hospitalized, and then some don’t recover at all,” Smith said Wednesday. “And so we can all join them in this fight and practice some good hygiene, wearing masks, trying to keep 6 feet distance. … We can all play a role here.”
As of Wednesday, July 29, there are now 896 active cases of COVID-19 reported locally, Smith said. That brings the total cases reported since March 6 to 1,524, with 618 recovered and 10 deaths.
The active cases have leveled off in the last several days, after a consistent upward curve in previous weeks that topped out at 913 on Sunday. That could be a hopeful sign, or it could be the result of increased delays in test results statewide.
Here are the rest of the local statistics as of Wednesday at 2 p.m.:
- 1,524 total lab confirmed and probable cases since March 6
- 42 new cases out of 292 new test results
- 618 recovered
- 10 deaths (lab confirmed and probable)
- 896 active cases
- 2 new hospitalization
- 66 total hospitalizations
- 21,743 total negative lab results
Statewide numbers
Statewide, the Tennessee Department of Health reported 1,778 new cases on Wednesday, bringing the state to 100,822 total cases, a 2% day-to-day increase since Tuesday. Of the total cases, 99,703 are confirmed and 1,119 are probable, according to Clarksville Now news partner WKRN, Channel 2.
Tennessee’s seven-day new cases average decreased slightly to 2,344 additional cases per day.
TDH also confirmed 21 additional deaths for the second day in a row, bringing Tennessee up to 1,021 total deaths.
Out of the confirmed positive cases, 62,129 have recovered, an increase of 2,369 recoveries.
The latest number of hospitalizations went up by 110 to 4,482. A note on the department’s website states this total is an indication of the number of patients that were ever hospitalized during their illness and not an indication of the number of patients currently hospitalized.
Tennessee has conducted 1,455,120 tests with 1,354,298 negative results. The percentage for positive cases remains around 6.9%. Wednesday’s update added 19,687 tests to the state’s total.
How to get a free coronavirus test
Free COVID-19 testing is offered by the Montgomery County Health Department in a temporary location at Richview Middle School, 2350 Memorial Drive from 7 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday. Follow the signs to the drive-up testing site. On Monday, Aug. 3, testing moves to Civitan Park, 650 Bellamy Lane, with the same hours.
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