The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) reports today (6.16.20): 7,090 cases: 4,803 recovered (67.7%); 2,145 current (30.3%); and 142 deceased (2.0%). There have been 100,196 tested in Shelby County: 92.9% negative and 7.1% positive. There have been 56 deaths among nursing homes and vulnerable population facilities. This information is from Joan Carr, public information officer for the SCHD.
It was announced Monday (6.15.20) by the SCHD that the County will not move to Phase 3 of the Back-to-Business Framework because of the largest increase of COVID-19 cases Monday (256) since the start of the pandemic. Dr. Alisa Haushalter, director of the SCHD, said the County has to see a downward trend or leveling off for 14 days before moving into Phase 3.
In announcing the Health Department’s decision yesterday, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland provided a brief summary of the weekly averages for the first two weeks in May and in June.
- May 1-14: Tests: 1335 Positivity Rate: 5.3 New Cases: 72 Hospitalizations: 118
- June 1-14 Tests: 1605 Positivity Rate: 8.8 New Cases: 126 Hospitalizations: 166
With respect to hospitalizations, on June 14th, 78% of acute care beds and 78% of ICU beds were filled at our hospitals under their normal staffing levels, according to Mayor Strickland. “If you count the hospitals’ expanded capacities, those numbers drop to 64% and 52%. Also, these numbers do not include the additional 401 beds available for potential overflow COVID-19 patients at the old Commercial Appeal site. An additional data point, the average age of COVID-19 patients in the hospital is 38-years-old.”
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COVID-19 Cases |
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| Shelby County Cases | 7090 | |
| Deaths | 142 | |
| Total Tested in Shelby County | 100,196 | |
| Tennessee Total Cases | 31,160 *As of 2 p.m. 6/15/20 |
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Other Jurisdictions |
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| Tipton County, TN | 520 | |
| Desoto County, MS | 718 | |
| Crittenden County, AR | 537 | |
| Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 6/16/2020 | ||
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 | 19 | 9 |
| 4/6/2020 | Highlands of Memphis Health and Rehabilitation Center | 7 | 66 | 27 |
| 4/8/2020 | Parkway Health and Rehab | 11 | 58 | 16 |
| 4/11/2020 | Heritage at Irene Woods | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 4/29/2020 | Quince Nursing and Rehab | 19 | 69 | 5 |
| 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 | 5 | 6 | |
| 5/20/2020 | Allenbrooke Nursing and Rehab | 24 | 8 | |
| 4/21/2020 | Sycamore Place Alzheimer’s Special Care Center | 2 | 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 |
Status |
| 3/26/2020 | Carriage Court Assisted Living Facility | 4 | 7 | 1 | Completed |
| 4/11/2020 | Kings Daughter’s and Sons Home | 6 | 19 | 7 | Completed |
| 4/12/2020 | Village at Germantown | 5 | 9 | 12 | Completed |
| 4/16/2020 | Hancock Group Home | 5 | 5 | Completed | |
| 4/20/2020 | Egypt Central Group Home | 6 | 6 | Completed | |
| 4/20/2020 | Grace Healthcare of Cordova | 1 | 5 | 3 | Completed |
| 4/25/2020 | Collierville Health and Rehab | 3 | Completed | ||
| 4/29/2020 | Darolyn Home | 1 | 4 | Completed | |
| 5/13/2020 | Ave Maria Home | 8 | 1 | Completed | |
| 5/13/2020 | Ava Maria Assisted Living | 13 | 1 | Completed | |
| 5/15/2020 | Parkview Retirement Home | 3 | Completed |
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, 6,068 calls have been received with 27 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 31,160 (+728); 20,062 recovered (+166); 483 deaths (+8); 2,106 hospitalized (+19); and 629,769 tested (+14,726).
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/
