Coronavirus Confirmed Cases and Deaths Continue to Go Up

April 18, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Saturday, April 18.

The update brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 6,762. The state reported three additional deaths to bring the total up to 145.

Out of the confirmed positive cases, 3,234 have recovered, which calculates to 3,528 active cases.

The latest number of hospitalizations is 719.

*Bedford County: 2 died; 62 confirmed cases; 4 recovered; 345 tested

*Coffee County: 0 died: 19 confirmed cases; 6 recovered; 397 tested

*Cannon County: 0 died; 8 confirmed; 4 recovered; 149 tested

*Franklin County: 1 died; 23 confirmed; 20 recovered; 272 tested

*Moore County: 0 died; 1 confirmed; 0 recovered; 47 tested

*Grundy County: 1 died; 25 confirmed; 18 recovered; 197 tested

*Lincoln County: 0 died; 9 confirmed; 3 recovered; 138 tested

*Warren County: 0 died; 4 confirmed; 3 recovered; 297 tested

*Rutherford County: 6 died; 302 confirmed; 138 recovered; 2,444 tested

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.