There are 29 article(s) tagged Coronavirus in Shelby County:

• February 2021

  • Coronavirus: Shelby County reports 695 cases

    The Health Department also reported seven new deaths, and 738 people have died from coronavirus in Shelby County. An estimated 49,873 people have recovered and 4,318 cases in the county are active.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 05, 2021

• January 2021

  • Coronavirus cases in Shelby County exceed 80,000

    The health department reported five additional deaths among people who tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 1,187 people in Shelby County have died who had the virus. The number of Tennesseans who tested positive and died is 8,859.

    By Abigail Warren January 24, 2021

  • Shelby County reports 497 new cases of COVID-19

    The total number of cases since early March now totals 77,566.

    By Abigail Warren January 17, 2021

  • No new fatalities, 978 COVID-19 cases reported Sunday

    Shelby County reported 978 cases Sunday from 5,904 tests. There were no new fatalities reported Sunday.

    By Abigail Warren January 03, 2021

• December 2020

  • Shelby County reports 1,395 cases of coronavirus over weekend

    Shelby County reported 1,395 cases between Saturday and Sunday. The report included data from two days as data reporting was delayed due to the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville.

    By Abigail Warren December 27, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 28% positivity rate with 510 new cases

    Shelby County Health Department reported 510 new cases and an additional six deaths in Sunday’s daily coronavirus report.

    By Abigail Warren December 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Death toll surpasses 700 in Shelby County

    Shelby County Health Department reported six new deaths Sunday, Dec. 6, and 702 people in the county have died with COVID-19.

    By Abigail Warren December 06, 2020

• November 2020

  • COVID-19 case total in Shelby County surpasses 42,000

    Shelby County has surpassed 42,000 COVID-19 cases. A total of 612 people have died with the virus. An estimated 38,529 people have recovered.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 15, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 376 COVID-19 cases, more than 5,000 tests.

    Shelby County reported 376 COVID-19 cases after more than 5,000 tests. The newly reported data comes one day after 17 cases were reported. Data entry has not caught up to an IT upgrade Tennessee Department of Health made last weekend.

    By Abigail Warren November 08, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 109 new COVID-19 cases from 748 tests

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 109 new cases and only 748 tests Sunday. The daily positivity rate was 14.6%.

    By Abigail Warren November 01, 2020

• October 2020

  • Shelby County surpasses 36,000 COVID-19 cases

    Shelby County surpassed 36,000 cases of coronavirus Sunday. The Health Department reported 187 new cases from 3,023 tests.

    By Abigail Warren October 26, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 212 new cases following nearly 4,500 tests

    Tennessee Department of Health reports 2,605 new cases, bringing the total number of cases since early March to 228,744. Six new deaths push the statewide toll to 2,909.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 18, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 59 COVID-19 cases from 2,066 tests

    The daily positivity rate Sunday was less than 3%.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 11, 2020

  • Health Department reports 7 new deaths, 113 new cases

    The Shelby County daily positivity rate from Sunday is about 5.6% after 2,620 tests were administered. The Health Department reported seven new deaths.

    By Abigail Warren October 04, 2020

• September 2020

  • Health Department reports 3,576 tests, less than 5.2% positive

    Shelby County Health Department reported 183 new cases Sunday bringing the county-wide total to 31,227 since early March.

    By Abigail Warren September 28, 2020

  • Suburban park playgrounds begin to reopen

    Bartlett and Collierville will open Saturday. Others could soon follow with standards safety precautions such as masks and social distancing.

    By Abigail Warren September 16, 2020

  • Positivity rate 8% after 1,522 tests administered

    Shelby County Health Department reported 122 positive cases of coronavirus after 1,522 tests. The Health Department estimates less than 2,000 of the cases in Shelby County are active.

    By Abigail Warren September 13, 2020

  • Health Department reports 125 new cases after 161 tests

    The county reported 161 new coronavirus tests on Labor Day. Out of those tests, 125 were positive.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 08, 2020

  • Shelby County Health Department reports 140 new cases

    Shelby County Health Department reported 140 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, More than 10% of the reported tests were positive. Tennessee Department of Health reported 1,764 new cases, with a positivity rate of 9.45%.

    By Abigail Warren September 06, 2020

• August 2020

  • Coronavirus cases in Shelby County top 25,000

    The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County has topped 25,000. Nearly 15.3 % of the reported cases were positive Sunday.

    By Abigail Warren August 16, 2020

  • Positivity rate of newest tests dips to 6.6%

    The positivity rate for tests released Friday, July 31, was 19%, and on Thursday, July 30, it was 53.4%. The positivity rate for Sunday, Aug. 2 is 6.6%.

    By Abigail Warren August 02, 2020

• July 2020

  • As numbers soar, ICU capacity hovers near 90%

    ICU capacity in the region is at 89%, slightly less than prior days. The Health Department reports there are 48 beds available.

    By Abigail Warren July 20, 2020

  • Shelby County Health Department mandating masks

    The Health Department announced Friday that it will mandate masks in public for those over age 2.

    By Abigail Warren July 03, 2020

• May 2020

  • Lots of COVID-19 data but few answers about what the numbers mean for reopening

    The slowly rising tide of local confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths can get lost in the uneven ebb and flow of daily numbers.

    By David Waters May 13, 2020

• April 2020

  • Coronavirus adds to fear, struggles of migrant mothers

    One immigrant mother helping others protect their families from COVID, ICE and other threats.

    By David Waters April 30, 2020