Chattanooga, TN – According to the report, there are currently 21,659 active COVID-19 cases in the state. Tennessee’s seven-day new cases average is currently 1,723 additional cases per day.

Unfortunately, the Tennessee Department of Health confirmed 17 additional COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the state up to 10,954 total deaths.

The state has added 1,304 deaths so far in the month of February, with an average of 82 additional deaths per day.

1,106 people are currently hospitalized in Tennessee due to COVID-19.

Tennessee has processed 6,626,533 tests with 5,867,010 negative results. The percentage of positive cases remains around 11.5%. Tuesday’s update added 8,252 tests to the state’s total with 8.87% percent positive cases.