Statistics released today (6.27.20) for COVID-19 by the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) include: 9,210 cases, confirmed and probable: 6,215 recovered (67.5%); 2,814 active (30.6%); and 181 deceased (2.0%). There have been 120,568 total tested in Shelby County. Among nursing homes and facilities which serve vulnerable populations, there have been 69 deaths, no change. 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.
SCHD website with more data: www.shelbytnhealth.com/COVID19Data
In Tennessee the most recent numbers are: 39,444 total cases (+1,410); 25,753 recovered (+473); 577 deaths (+10); 2,498 hospitalized (+67); and 741,038 tested (+14,469).
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/
