In Shelby County, there are 4,513 confirmed cases of COVID-19: 94 deaths (2.1%, +1 from yesterday); 3,047 recovered (67.2%); and 1,390 current cases (30.7%). There have been 66,968 tested: 6.8% positive and 93.2% negative. The overall testing positivity is 6.8%.
Link to the Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 stats: https://insight.livestories.com/s/v2/covid-19-data-page/8a6ba562-bc6f-4e58-bdcc-c211b6be539c
Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 Daily Update: May 26, 2020
| COVID-19 Cases | ||
| Shelby County Cases | 4531 | |
| Deaths | 94 | |
| Total Tested in Shelby County | 66,968 | |
| Tennessee Total Cases | 20,607 *As of 2 p.m. 5/25/20 |
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| Other Jurisdictions | ||
| Tipton County, TN | 427 | |
| Desoto County, MS | 474 | |
| Crittenden County, AR | 293 | |
| Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 5/26/2020 | ||
The Shelby County 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 |
| 4/2/2020 | Christian Care Center of Memphis | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| 4/6/2020 | Highlands of Memphis Health and Rehabilitation Center | 5 | 66 | 25 |
| 4/8/2020 | Parkway Health and Rehab | 9 | 58 | 12 |
| 4/11/2020 | Heritage at Irene Woods | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 4/11/2020 | Kings Daughter’s and Sons Home | 6 | 19 | 7 |
| 4/12/2020 | Village at Germantown | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 4/20/2020 | Grace Healthcare of Cordova | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 4/25/2020 | Collierville Health and Rehab | 3 | ||
| 4/26/2020 | Memphis Jewish Home | 2 | 2 | |
| 4/29/2020 | Darolyn Home | 1 | 4 | |
| 4/29/2020 | Quince Nursing and Rehab | 9 | 38 | 4 |
| 5/13/2020 | Ave Maria Home | 8 | 1 | |
| 5/13/2020 | Ava Maria Assisted Living | 13 | 1 | |
| 5/14/2020 | Indev Care Home | 2 | 1 | |
| 5/15/2020 | Parkview Retirement Home | 3 | ||
| 5/12/2020 | Assisted Living at Trezevant | 2 | ||
| 5/2/2020 | AHC Applingwood | 2 | 2 | |
| 5/21/2020 | Millington Healthcare Center | 5 | ||
| 5/8/2020 | Allen Morgan Health and Rehab | 1 | 2 |
Here is information about clusters considered to be resolved. A cluster is considered resolved once a facility has gone 28 days without a new case.
| Date Cluster Identified | Facility Name | Number of Deaths | Positive Residents | Positive Staff |
| 3/26/2020 | Carriage Court Assisted Living Facility | 4 | 7 | 1 |
The Health Department’s hotline number 833-943-1658 was activated March 12.
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Health Department Call Center Statistics |
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| Total Calls Received since 3/12/20 | 5,210 |
| Total Calls Answered 5/25/20 | 17 |
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.
In Tennessee the most recent numbers are 20,607 (+462); 13,073 recovered (+236); 338 deaths (+2); 1,594 hospitalized (+11); and 396,219 tested (+12,643).
TDH website: https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html
COViD-19 data from Shelby County, Metro Memphis and Tennessee from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: https://uthsc.edu/coronavirus/local-data/
