BREAKING: Tennessee reports 3rd highest one-day count for new #COVID19 cases, putting the state on the cusp of another record-breaking week for new cases. DETAILED ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW. 1/
GET THIS: 62,450 of Tennessee's 105,959 confirmed #COVID19 cases - a whopping 59% - came in the month of July 2020. Easily, the worst month of the pandemic. 2/ 
There were 1,996 new #COVID19 hospitalizations in Tennessee in the month of July. That's 43% of all the hospitalizations in Tennessee since the pandemic began. 4/
There were 456 new #COVID19 deaths reported in Tennessee in July. That's 43% of the total deaths reported since the pandemic began. 5/
There are now 38,542 Tennesseans in the active stages of #COVID19 - up 134% since July 1st. 6/
Today's positivity rate - percentage of tests that come back positive - is nearly 10%. Target: 5% or less. 7/
We won't get today's current #COVID19 hospitalization count until for another day, but the daily census yesterday for confirmed cases was almost double the number on July 1st. 8/
Only glimmer of good news today is that, for now, hospital capacity is holding steady. 9/9
