DeKalb COVID-19 Cases Now at 52

June 30, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s confirmed number of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 52.

As of Tuesday , June 30 the Tennessee Department of Health reported that 1,915 people had been tested with 1,863 negative results and 52 positive. There have been no deaths in DeKalb County from the virus and 38 of the 52 persons tested positive have recovered.

The DeKalb County Health Department conducts free drive through assessments for COVID-19 Mondays through Fridays from 9am- 11 am. The health department will not be open or testing for Covid-19 this Friday, July 3rd

At 52 cases, DeKalb County now ranks 8th highest in the 14 county Upper Cumberland region behind Putnam with 783 (7 deaths), Macon 394 (3 deaths), Cumberland 168 (3 deaths), Smith 90 (1 death), White 63 (3 deaths), Warren 62, and Overton 56, Other counties in the region with COVID-19 cases are Cannon 27, Jackson 26, Fentress 17, Clay 16, Van Buren 7, and Pickett 6.

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