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COVID-19 daily update from SCHD – 4.21.20

Shelby County currently has 1,857 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The total number of deaths in Shelby County attributed to COVID-19 to 39, according to Joan Carr, public information officer for the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD).

Today’s numbers represent ad additional death and 50 more cases in Shelby and an additional death in facilities which serve “vulnerable populations” since yesterday.

COVID-19 Cases

Shelby County Cases 1857
Deaths 39
Total Tested in Shelby County 19,816
Tennessee Total Cases 7,238*
*As of 2 p.m. 4/20/20

Other Jurisdictions

Tipton County, TN 83
Desoto County, MS 238
Crittenden County, AR 142
Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 4/21/2020

 

Clusters of infection in facilities that serve vulnerable populations being investigated by the SCHD.

Date Cluster Identified Facility Name Number of Deaths Positive Residents Positive Staff
3/26/2020 Carriage Court Assisted Living Facility 4 7 1
4/8/2020 Christian Care Center of Memphis 11 3
4/8/2020 Parkway Health and Rehab 20 12
4/11/2020 Heritage at Irene Woods 11
4/11/2020 King’s Daughters and Sons Home 1 5 2
4/12/2020 The Village at Germantown 4 5 2
4/16/2020 Hancock Group Home 5 5
4/20/2020 Grace Healthcare of Cordova 1 2
4/20/2020 Egypt Central Group Home 1 2

 

 

 The Health Department is committed to providing as much information as possible to the public as the COVID-19 situation continues to develop. 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 3155
Total Calls Answered 4/20/20 78

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.

The Health Department’s COVID-19 webpage is shelbytnhealth.com/coronavirus.  It includes information about the geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County.

Link to the state website: https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html