Statistics released today (7.5.20) for COVID-19 by the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) include: 11,829 confirmed and probable cases (+405 newly confirmed today): 7.442 recovered (62.9%); 4,189 current (35.4%); and 198 deceased, (1.7%). There have been 131,996 total tested in Shelby County, 92% negative, 8% positive. The percent of overall testing positivity rate in Shelby is 8.4.
Among nursing homes and facilities which serve vulnerable populations, the death toll remains at 66. 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.
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COVID-19 Cases |
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| Shelby County Cases | 11,829 | |
| New Cases Today | 405 | |
| Deaths | 198 | |
| Total Tested in Shelby County | 140,973 | |
| Tennessee Total Cases | 50,140 *As of 2 p.m. 7/4/20 |
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Other Jurisdictions |
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| Tipton County, TN | 637 | |
| Desoto County, MS | 1,572 | |
| Crittenden County, AR | 766 | |
| Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 7/5/2020 | ||
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: 7,330; total calls yesterday: 17.
SCHD website with more data: www.shelbytnhealth.com/COVID19Data
The most recent numbers for the state are: 50,140 total cases (+1,428); 30,043 recovered (+452); 637 deaths (+4); 2,860 hospitalized (+35); and 878,230 tested (+16,109).
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/
