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COVID-19 numbers for the first day of July

Statistics released today (7.1.20.20) for COVID-19 by the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) include:  10,208 confirmed and probable cases (+304 newly confirmed): 6,745 recovered (66.1%); 3,271 current (32.0%); and 192 deceased (1.9%). There have been 128,832 total tested in Shelby County, 92% negative, 8% positive.  The percent of overall testing positivity rate in Shelby is 7.9

COVID-19 Cases

Shelby County Cases 10,208
Deaths 192
Total Tested in Shelby County 128,832
Tennessee Total Cases 43,509
*As of 2 p.m. 6/30/20

Other Jurisdictions

Tipton County, TN 607
Desoto County, MS 1311
Crittenden County, AR 746
Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 7/1/2020

 

The SCHD tracks clusters in facilities that serve certain vulnerable populations:

Date Cluster Identified Facility Name Number of Deaths Positive Residents Positive Staff
4/6/2020 Highlands of Memphis Health and Rehabilitation Center 9 69 28
4/8/2020 Parkway Health and Rehab 13 59 18
4/11/2020 Heritage at Irene Woods 2 10 6
4/22/2020 Rainbow Health and Rehab 3
4/29/2020 Quince Nursing and Rehab 29 78 8
5/8/2020 Allen Morgan Health and Rehab 1 6 7
5/14/2020 Indev Care Home 2 1
5/20/2020 Allenbrooke Nursing and Rehab 28 10
5/21/2020 Millington Healthcare Center 5
6/1/2020 Sycamore Place Alzheimer’s Special Care Center 1 1
6/8/2020 Signature Healthcare of Memphis 2 3
6/10/2020 Majestic Gardens 1 1
6/26/2020 Graceland Rehabilitation & Nursing 2 3

 

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 Cluster Status
3/26/2020 Carriage Court Assisted Living Facility 4 7 1 Completed
4/2/2020 Christian Care Center of Memphis 1 19 9 Completed
4/11/2020 Kings Daughter’s and Sons Home 6 19 7 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
4/21/2020 Sycamore Place Alzheimer’s Special Care Center 1 1 Completed
4/25/2020 Collierville Health and Rehab 3 Completed
4/29/2020 Darolyn Home 1 4 Completed
5/2/2020 AHC Applingwood 2 2 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

 

Among nursing homes and facilities which serve vulnerable populations, there have been 66 deaths.  There have been no deaths reported from the Shelby County Division of Corrections and one employee death at the Shelby County Jail/201 Poplar Ave.  The overall testing positivity rate is 7.7.

This information is from Joan Carr, public information officer for the SCHD.

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.  Total calls received since the line was activated March 12th:  7,111; total calls yesterday: 113.

SCHD website with more data: www.shelbytnhealth.com/COVID19Data

The most recent numbers for the state are: 43,509 total cases (+1,212); 27,599 recovered (+637); 604 deaths (+12); 2,665 hospitalized (+66); and 792,779 tested (+15,921).

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/