July 16, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s confirmed number of COVID-19 cases has jumped to 128 with 67 active cases as of Thursday, July 16
The Tennessee Department of Health reported Thursday, July 16 that 2,859 people have been tested with 2,731 negative results and 128 positive. There have been no deaths in DeKalb County from the virus and 61 of the 128 persons tested positive since March have recovered.
The DeKalb County Health Department’s new testing hours are Monday-Friday from 9am to 12 NOON every day.
At 128 cases, DeKalb County ranks 6th highest in the 14 county Upper Cumberland region behind Putnam with 1,136 (7 deaths), Macon 680 (7 deaths), Cumberland 244 (5 deaths), Smith 205 (2 deaths), and Warren 189 (1 death). Other counties in the region with COVID-19 cases are White 117 (3 deaths), Overton 88 (1 death), Cannon 66, Jackson 65, Fentress 36, Clay 31, Van Buren 14, and Pickett 9.