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Area COVID-19 numbers for 5.28.20

Reported today (5.28.20) from the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) are 4,703 cases in Shelby County: 3,271 recovered (69.6%); 105 deceased (2.2%); and 1,327 current cases (28.2%). Among nursing homes and facilities which serve vulnerable populations, there are 44 deaths. There have been 69,208 tests in Shelby: 93.2% negative and 6.8% positive.  The overall testing positivity rate is 6.8%.

SCHD website with more data: https://insight.livestories.com/s/v2/covid-19-data-page/8a6ba562-bc6f-4e58-bdcc-c211b6be539c

COVID-19 Cases

Shelby County Cases 4703
Deaths 105
Total Tested in Shelby County 69,208
Tennessee Total Cases 21,306
*As of 2 p.m. 5/27/20

Other Jurisdictions

Tipton County, TN 428
Desoto County, MS 493
Crittenden County, AR 301
Numbers current as of 10  a.m. 5/28/2020

 

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 10 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 12 45 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 5,270
Total Calls Answered 5/27/20 28

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 21,306 (+341); 13,916 recovered (+572); 353 deaths (+10); 1,647 hospitalized (+38); and 409,630 tested (+6,126).

TDH website: https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html

COViD-19 data from Shelby County, Metro Memphis and Tennessee on The University of Tennessee Health Science Center site:  https://uthsc.edu/coronavirus/local-data/