Nashville, Tenn.–Over 7,500 school-age children in Tennessee have been diagnosed with COVID-19, including dozens in our area.
The data is posted by the Tennessee Department of Health and shows 7,572 children aged 5-18 have been diagnosed with COVID-19 statewide.
In our area, those totals are:
Gibson County, 46
Dyer County, 43
Obion County, 21
Carroll County, 7
Henry County, 6
Stewart County, 3
Benton County, 1
The top 10 counties for COVID-19 cases among school-age children:
Shelby County, 1,478
Davidson, 1,451
Hamilton, 586
Rutherford, 488
Williamson, 301
Sumner, 296
Knox, 234
Putnam, 200
Wilson, 169 and
Bradley County, 151
Three deaths among children have been reported statewide.