Shelby County reported 128 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, the largest single day increase since April 9, and the percentage of positive cases was 7.5%.

The number comes after more than 1,700 tests were performed, about 700 shy of the county’s goal to administer 2,400 tests in a day. However, it comes after a record day of testing as the county reported Tuesday that more than 2,600 tests were performed the previous day.

Shelby County reports record number of tests

In the last week, Shelby County has administered 11,425 tests, nearly 2,750 more performed in the prior week.

Over the previous seven days, 543 new cases of coronavirus have been reported, as testing has also increased. The week before 514 new cases were reported.

Shelby County reports 2,259 people are in quarantine due to contact with a positive case. 

While 88 total deaths have been reported, including 12 in the last week, it is slightly less than the previous week as 14 people died from viral complications. Shelby County reports nearly 70% of the deaths in Shelby County affect African Americans.

The mortality rate is about 2.2%, which has remained about the same as the number of cases continues to rise.

More information is expected in the daily noon briefing. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Alisa Haushalter are expected to speak.

Shelby County aims to keep the positivity rate below 10%. The overall positivity rate has hovered near 7.1% the last few days. As testing has increased in the last two weeks, the positivity rate has also declined from 8.3% to 7.1%. 

The Tennessee Department of Health releases updates daily at 2 p.m. According to Tuesday’s report, 18,378 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Tennessee since March 5.

The state department reported 10,969 people have recovered and 305 people have died from viral complications. The state has tested 346,123 and 1,498 people have been hospitalized statewide.