Statistics released today (6.19.20) for COVID-19 in the community include: 7,440 cases: 5,226 recovered (70.2%); 2,062 current (27.7%); and 152 deceased (2.0%). There have been 103,875 tested in Shelby County. Among nursing homes and facilities which serve vulnerable populations, there have been 64 deaths. This information is from Joan Carr, public information officer for the SCHD.
| COVID-19 Cases | ||
| Shelby County Cases | 7440 | |
| Deaths | 152 | |
| Total Tested in Shelby County | 103,875 | |
| Tennessee Total Cases | 32,829 *As of 2 p.m. 6/17/20 |
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| Other Jurisdictions | ||
| Tipton County, TN | 541 | |
| Desoto County, MS | 790 | |
| Crittenden County, AR | 562 | |
| Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 6/19/2020 | ||
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. Since its inception March 12th, 6,359 calls have been received with 85 calls answered yesterday.
SCHD website with more data: www.shelbytnhealth.com/COVID19Data
In Tennessee the most recent numbers are: 32,829 (+686); 21,949 recovered (+667); 509 deaths (+12); 2,209 hospitalized (+29); and 652,160 tested (+7,816).
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/
