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COVID-19 daily update from SCHD – 5.4.20

The report for today (5.4.20) from the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) lists 2,850 total Shelby County cases with 1,457 recovered and 1,340 current cases. There are 53 deaths in the County, unchanged since Friday.

COVID-19 Cases

Shelby County Cases 2850
Deaths 53
Total Tested in Shelby County 33,896
Tennessee Total Cases 13,177*
*As of 2 p.m. 5/03/20

Other Jurisdictions

Tipton County, TN 146
Desoto County, MS 298
Crittenden County, AR 197
Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 5/04/2020

Total COVID-19 Cases Recovered in Shelby County as of 05/03/2020

 Data Source: National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)

Note: “Recovered“ is defined as (1) people who are living and have been confirmed to be asymptomatic by the health department and have completed their required isolation period  or (2) are at least 21 days beyond the first test confirming their illness

The Shelby County Health Department is investigating clusters of infection in a number of facilities that serve vulnerable populations.

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 Resolved
4/2/2020 Christian Care Center of Memphis 11 8 ongoing
4/6/2020 Highlands of Memphis Health and Rehabilitation Center 42 11 ongoing
4/8/2020 Parkway Health and Rehab 3 20 12 ongoing
4/11/2020 Heritage at Irene Woods 1 10 3 ongoing
4/11/2020 King’s Daughters and Sons Home 4 13 7 ongoing
4/12/2020 Village at Germantown 5 8 12 ongoing
4/16/2020 Hancock Group Home 5 5 ongoing
4/20/2020 Egypt Central Group Home 6 6 ongoing
4/20/2020 Grace Healthcare of Cordova 1 4 3 ongoing
4/25/2020 Collierville Health and Rehab 3 ongoing
4/26/2020 Memphis Jewish Home 1 1 ongoing
4/29/2020 Darolyn Home 1 4 ongoing
5/3/2020 Quince Nursing and Rehab 2 0 ongoing

 

 COVID-19 Cases in Shelby County by Age as of 05/03/2020

Missing/Unknown = 35 (1.4%)

Data Source: National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)

 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 3813
Total Calls Answered 5/3/20 6

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.