COVID-19 – 4.11.20 update information from SCHD, Memphis Mayor

Shelby County currently has 1,147 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The total number of deaths in Shelby County attributed to COVID-19 to 26, according to Joan Carr, public information officer for the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD).

 From Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland Friday (4.10.20)

“One data point we look at every morning is the number of available hospital beds at all our local hospitals. This information is updated daily by each of the local hospitals and loaded into the state database called the Hospital Resource Tracking Source or HRTS,” said Mayor Strickland.

“This is one more data point we will be including in our daily updates to keep you as informed as we are during this situation.   Below is the aggregated data from our local hospitals as it stands through 4/9/2020.”

 “Please note that Dr. Manoj Jain (an infectious disease specialist the City of Memphis is contracting with during this pandemic) advised that roughly 20 percent of the “patients under investigation” will test positive for COVID-19.   Bottom line—the number of patients in hospitals infected with the virus has doubled over the last two weeks.”

Sites for COVID-19 Testing in Shelby County

Testing for COVID-19 is limited and currently being offered to those who are symptomatic, contacts of confirmed cases, or who work in the healthcare field. Patients must meet certain exposure criteria in order to be tested for COVID-19. If you suspect that you have been exposed to someone who has confirmed COVID-19 and have mild to moderate symptoms, please call your healthcare provider or the COVID-19 hotline: 833-943-1658.

Do not show up to a doctor’s office or healthcare center for COVID-19 testing unless you were instructed to do so by your provider or have an appointment.

Do not show up to an emergency department for testing or treatment unless you have called ahead to notify them first.

Baptist Health – By appointment only, call 866-941-4785   Testing is being done at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, Baptist Minor Medical Center-Olive Branch, Pop-Up Testing at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, and Pop-Up Testing at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto

Case Management, Inc. – By appointment only, call 821-5880 or email COVID-19TestCMI@cmiofmemphis.org

Christ Community – By appointment only, text “Test2020” to 91999.   Testing is being done at the Third Street Health Center

Church Health Drive-Through Testing – By appointment only, call 272-0003

Memphis Health Center, Inc. – By appointment only, call 261-2042

Tri-State Community Health Center – Testing on Fridays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. call 572-1573

UT Drive-Through Testing @ Tiger Lane – By appointment only, text “covid” to 203-5526

Map of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County as of 04/10/2020

Data Source: National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)

 Data Source: National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)

The Health Department is committed to providing as much information as possible to the public as the COVID-19 situation continues to develop. The Health Department’s hotline number 833-943-1658 was activated March 12

The COVID-19 hotline is answered each day, including Saturday and Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

After-hours calls are returned as soon as possible on the next business day.

The Health Department’s COVID-19 webpage is shelbytnhealth.com/coronavirus.  The page includes useful information about the virus and links to resources for individuals, families, businesses and faith communities.

Link to the state website: https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html