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Sunday COVID-19 daily update from SCHD 4.26.20

Shelby County currently has 2,133 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The total number of deaths in Shelby County attributed to COVID-19 to 45, according to Joan Carr, public information officer for the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD).

COVID-19 Cases

Shelby County Cases 2133
Deaths 45
Total Tested in Shelby County 23970
Tennessee Total Cases 9,189*
*As of 2 p.m. 4/25/20

Other Jurisdictions

Tipton County, TN 91
Desoto County, MS 263
Crittenden County, AR 170
Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 4/26/2020

 

The Health Department is investigating clusters of infection in a number of facilities that serve vulnerable populations.

Date Cluster Identified Facility Name Number of Deaths Positive Residents Positive Staff Cluster Status
3/26/2020 Carriage Court Assisted Living Facility 4 7 1 RESOLVED
4/6/2020 Highlands of Memphis Health & Rehab 1 1 ongoing
4/8/2020 Christian Care Center of Memphis 11 7 ongoing
4/8/2020 Parkway Health and Rehab 2 20 12 ongoing
4/11/2020 Heritage at Irene Woods 10 3 ongoing
4/11/2020 King’s Daughters and Sons Home 2 8 6 ongoing
4/12/2020 The Village at Germantown 4 6 4 ongoing
4/16/2020 Hancock Group Home 5 5 ongoing
4/20/2020 Grace Healthcare of Cordova 2 3 ongoing
4/20/2020 Egypt Central Group Home 6 6 ongoing
4/25/2020 Collierville Health & Rehab 3 ongoing

 

COVID-19 Cases in Shelby County by Age as of 04/25/2020

Missing/Unknown = 25 (1.2%)

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.

Health Department Call Center Statistics

Total Calls Received since 3/12/20 3508
Total Calls Answered 4/25/20 21

The COVID-19 hotline is answered each day, including Saturday and Sunday, from 8 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.  It includes information about the geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County.

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