by: News Channel 11 Staff<\/p>\n
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) The Tennessee Department of Health reported 112 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in Northeast Tennessee on Sunday.<\/p>\n
New cases by county: Washington 36, Sullivan 29, Hawkins 20, Greene 17, Carter 8, Johnson 2, Unicoi 0.<\/p>\n
There are currently 2,429 active cases in Northeast Tennessee, down from 2,505 yesterday. This marks the eighth consecutive day of declining active cases. <\/p>\n
To date, there have been 45,468 cases and 813 deaths in Northeast Tennessee since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 708,717 as of January 24, 2021 including 8,859 deaths, 2,128 current hospitalizations and 654,335 are inactive\/recovered. Percent positive today is 9.78%. For the full report with additional data: https:\/\/t.co\/jlAz8a6Upp<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/K3dDTOQSVc<\/p>\n The following data was reported in local counties: (number in parenthesis is change since yesterday)<\/p>\n Carter CountyTotal cases: 5,199Inactive\/recovered: 4,874 (+7)Deaths: 119 (+3)Active cases: 206 (-2)New cases: 8<\/p>\n Greene CountyTotal cases: 6,766Inactive\/recovered: 6,265 (+31)Deaths: 116 (+1)Active cases: 385 (-15)New cases: 17<\/p>\n Hawkins CountyTotal cases: 4,606Inactive\/recovered: 4,228 (+31)Deaths: 72Active cases: 306 (-11)New cases: 20<\/p>\n Johnson CountyTotal cases: 2,052Inactive\/recovered: 1,906 (+9)Deaths: 34Active cases: 112 (-7)New cases: 2<\/p>\n Sullivan CountyTotal cases: 12,961Inactive\/recovered: 12,037 (+51)Deaths: 220Active cases: 704 (-22)New cases: 29<\/p>\n Unicoi CountyTotal cases: 1,700Inactive\/recovered: 1,557 (+5)Deaths: 45Active cases: 98 (-5)New cases: 0<\/p>\n Washington CountyTotal cases: 12,184Inactive\/recovered: 11,361 (+49)Deaths: 205 (+1)Active cases: 618 (-14)New cases: 36<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More here:<\/p>\n TDH: 112 new COVID-19 cases in Northeast Tennessee; decrease in active cases continues - WJHL-TV News Channel 11<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by: News Channel 11 Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) The Tennessee Department of Health reported 112 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in Northeast Tennessee on Sunday. New cases by county: Washington 36, Sullivan 29, Hawkins 20, Greene 17, Carter 8, Johnson 2, Unicoi 0. Continue reading