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5.27.20 – COVID-19 numbers

In Shelby County, there are 4,581 total cases: 3,123 recovered; 102 deceased; and 1,354 current cases.  Total tested in Shelby County are 67,789: 93.2% negative and 6.8% positive.  The overall testing positivity is 6.8%.

COVID-19 Cases

Shelby County Cases 4581
Deaths 102
Total Tested in Shelby County 67,789
Tennessee Total Cases 20,965
*As of 2 p.m. 5/26/20
Other Jurisdictions:
Tipton County, TN 427
Desoto County, MS 485
Crittenden County, AR 297
Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 5/27/2020
 

 

Shelby County Health Department is tracking clusters in facilities that serve certain vulnerable populations:

Date Cluster Identified Facility Name Number of Deaths Positive Residents Positive Staff
4/2/2020 Christian Care Center of Memphis 1 17 8
4/6/2020 Highlands of Memphis Health and Rehabilitation Center 6 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 9 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 11 44 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.

Health Department Call Center Statistics

Total Calls Received since 3/12/20 5,242
Total Calls Answered 5/26/20 32

 

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 20,965 (+358); 13,344 recovered (+271); 343 deaths (+5); 1,609 hospitalized (+15); and 403,504 tested (+7,285).

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 (UTHSC):  https://uthsc.edu/coronavirus/local-data/

Data graphic from UTHSC: