Nashville soars past the 15,000 mark of confirmed cases today (details below).

In case you missed it, over the weekend, federal judge Eli Richardson denied local bar owners' request for a temporary restraining order against city officials mandating and enforcing COVID-19 restrictions. The plaintiffs' attorney, Bryan Lewis, said they plan to move forward with their case against the city. Bar owners, led by Steve Smith, who are behind the suit have cited a perceived unfairness in allowing crowds to gather for protests but not to gather in their businesses. Public health officials here and in cities across the nation have cited bars as being a key accelerant of virus transmission.

Metro Nashville

As of this morning, Nashville reports 15,473 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a jump of 771 cases in 24 hours. There are currently 5,436 active cases in Nashville, 9,894 individuals who have recovered, and 143 deaths (up 2 from yesterday). The Metro COVID-19 Dashboard lists 199 active hospitalizations (up 23 since yesterday).

In Davidson County, 127,502 tests have been administered with a positive rate of 12.1% (up from 11.6% last Friday, from 10.7% on July 1 and 9.4% on June 1). The 7-day average for positive tests is 18.3%.

On the trend lines, the transmission rate and 14-day new case trend both remain in the red. All capacities: public health, testing, hospital beds and ICU beds remain in the green.

More detailed data is available on the Metro Dashboard. Click here for details.

Masks are required in Nashville, and a number of other surrounding counties have also begun instituting mandatory mask regulations. Additionally, public health officials continue to ask (beg) residents to be vigilant in maintaining social distancing measures, as well as to go out as little as possible, wash hands frequently and stay home if ill.

Tennessee State

Tennessee reports 66,788 confirmed cases, and increase of 1,514 since yesterday. Additionally, 38,272 Tenneseans have recovered (up 1,276 since yesterday), 3,378 have been hospitalized over the course of the pandemic (up 94 in 24 hours), and there have been 767 deaths (up 18 since yesterday). The state has tested 1,071,320 (up 17,896 since yesterday).