COVID-19 daily update – 5.21.20

Today in Shelby County there are 4,034 cases with 91 deaths.  There have been 57,967 tested.  The testing positivity rate is the percentage of...

Hats off to 2020 Lakeland seniors amid a unique graduation season

Congratulations to the class of 2020 … The seniors at area high schools who live in Lakeland. You started your senior year nine months ago...

SCHD COVID-19 daily update: 5.20.20

Today’s (5.20.20) Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) report shows 4,005 cases and 88 deaths.  There have been 56,543 tests in the County: 7.1% positive,...

SCHD hiring 141 employees to confront COVID-19

An application portal has been launched by the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) for 141 new positions singularly devoted to confronting the pandemic. On Monday...

S.T.O.P. providing street-level outreach this week for recent drug overdoses spikes in Shelby County

Shelby County is responding to the recent increase in drug overdoses with street-level outreach at multiple locations today (5.19.20) through Saturday through S.T.O.P. (Street...

SCHD, TN COVID-19 update for 5.19.20

There are 3,877 confirmed cases (+116) of COVID-19 in Shelby County, and that number includes 88 deaths (+3), 2,537 recovered (+84) and 1,252 current...

Second phase of Back-to-Business Plan will last 21 days

In today’s (5.18.20) press briefing, Mayor Lee Harris announced the opening of Phase II will last 21 days instead of the 14-day period for...

5.17.20 COVID-19 daily update – SCHD, TDH

From Joan Carr, public information office with the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD), there are 3,719 cases: 2,423 recovered (65.2%); 84 deceased (2.3%), no...