NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Nashville reported an additional 440 cases. Including both confirmed and probable cases, this brings Davidson County's total number of cases to 16,972. Of those cases, 16,952 are confirmed.
The cases range in age from 1 month to 102 years.
Probable cases refer to those that do not test positive in a diagnostic test but do have supporting epidemiological and clinical evidence that a COVID-19 infection has occurred. If a person is a close contact of a COVID-19 case and has a clinically compatible illness, he or she meets the criteria to be a probable case. Additionally, if a health care provider diagnoses a person with clinically compatible illness with COVID-19, this person meets the probable case criteria.
Metro officials said there have been four new additional confirmed deaths reported in the past 24 hours, including an 88-year-old woman with underlying health conditions, two 90-year-old women and a 55-year-old man with pending medical histories.
There has also been a new probable death reported in the past 24 hours, a 62-year-old woman with underlying health conditions.
As of Saturday, 154 people in Davidson County have died after a confirmed case of COVID-19. Including both confirmed and probable cases, 159 deaths have been attributed to the virus.
So far, 11,283 individuals have recovered.
Metro also reported the following data:
Available hospital beds: 14 percent
Available ICU beds: 17 percent
The MPHD COVID-19 Hotline received 97 calls on Friday, July 17, 2020.
Total number of cases: 16,972
Cases reported in the past 24 hours: 440
Cases by sex
Male: 8,725
Female: 7,984
Unknown: 263
Total Cases by age
Unknown
| Unknown | 47 |
| 0-10 | 798 |
| 11-20 | 1,648 |
| 21-30 | 5,171 |
| 31-40 | 3,509 |
| 41-50 | 2,428 |
| 51-60 | 1,671 |
| 61-70 | 925 |
| 71-80 | 468 |
| 81+ | 300 |
| Total | 16,972 |
| Recovered | 11,283 |
| Deaths | 159 |
| Total active cases | 5,530 |
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COUNTY-BY-COUNTY CASES IN TENNESSEE
What is COVID-19 (a.k.a. the new coronavirus?)
According to the World Health Organization, coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. Examples include the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV)and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. COVID-19 stands for "Coronavirus disease 2019," which is when this strain of the coronavirus was discovered.
What are the symptoms?
The CDC says patients confirmed to have the 2019-nCoV reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with:
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Or at least two of the following symptoms:
- Fever
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
At this time, the CDC believes symptoms could appear as soon as two days after exposure, or as long as 14 days.
Prevention
The CDC is recommending "common sense" measures such as:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
