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COVID-19 Cases |
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| Shelby County Residents | 80 | |
| Out-of-County Residents | 4 | |
| Tennessee Total Cases | 505* *As of 2 p.m. 3/22/20 |
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| Shelby County Residents Approved for Testing by State Lab | 46 | |
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Persons Under Public Health Monitoring in Shelby County |
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Other Jurisdictions: |
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| Tipton County, TN | 5 | |
| Desoto County, MS | 23 | |
| Crittenden County, AR | 4 or under | |
| Numbers current as of 10 a.m. 3/23/2020 | ||
Shelby County currently has 84 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to Joan Carr, public information officer for the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD). The increase in case numbers is not unexpected because testing has increased, especially by commercial laboratories.
Please note: Laboratory reports of positive cases are reported to local health departments as soon as results are available. State numbers are updated at 2 p.m. CDT daily; but there is a lag in reporting of cumulative numbers at the state level, and that accounts for any discrepancy.
There are now indications that person-to-person spread in the workplace and the community is taking place.
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, 2020. Since that date, it has fielded hundreds of calls from the general public about COVID-19. Below are statistics about calls into the hotline since March 12, 2020, and a daily number of hotline calls fielded yesterday.
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Health Department Call Center Statistics |
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| Total Calls Received since 3/12/20 | 788 |
| Total Calls Answered 3/22/20 | 78 |
The COVID-19 hotline is answered each day, including Saturday and Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After-hours calls are returned as soon as possible on the next business day.
