Numbers from the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) for 6.8.20 include 5,927 cases: 4,008 recovered (67.6%); 127 deceased (+2 and 2.1%); and 1,792 current cases (30.2%). There have been 86,512 tested in Shelby County: 93.1% negative and 6.9% positive. Among nursing homes and facilities which serve vulnerable populations, there has been no increase. Currently there are 56 deaths. The overall testing positivity rate stayed at 6.9%. The information is from Joan Carr, public information officer for the SCHD.
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COVID-19 Cases |
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| Shelby County Cases | 5927 | |
| Deaths | 127 | |
| Total Tested in Shelby County | 86,512 | |
| Tennessee Total Cases | 26,381 *As of 2 p.m. 6/7/20 |
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Other Jurisdictions |
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| Tipton County, TN | 479 | |
| Desoto County, MS | 611 | |
| Crittenden County, AR | 463 | |
| Numbers current as of 10:00 a.m. 6/8/2020 | ||
The Health Department’s hotline number is 833-943-1658 and is answered daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After-hours calls are returned on the next business day. Since its inception March 12th, 5,671 calls have been received with 75 calls answered yesterday.
SCHD website with more data: https://insight.livestories.com/s/v2/covid-19-data-page/8a6ba562-bc6f-4e58-bdcc-c211b6be539c
In Tennessee the most recent numbers are 26,381 (+310); 17,222 recovered (+98); 418 deaths (+1)); 1,932 hospitalized (+9); and 498,768 tested (+7,347).
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/
