Tennessee surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, less than two months after losing 1,000 people to the virus The Citizen 5 years ago More than 2,000 Tennesseans have died after confirmed COVID-19 infections since March. It took only 44 days after the first 1,000 deaths. Source: The Daily News Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Coronavirus in Tennessee: State surpasses 2,000 deaths from COVID-19DateSeptember 12, 2020In relation toLascassasRutherford County sees more COVID-19 hospitalizations as cases exceed 2,000DateAugust 18, 2021In relation toLascassasStudent cases of COVID-19 in Rutherford County Schools drop by nearly 1,000DateSeptember 22, 2021In relation toLascassas