Shelby County has 365 new coronavirus cases, three new deaths
RN Blair Longserre helps staff from Christ Community Health Services administer some 50 free COVID-19 tests at a tent behind their South Memphis clinic on March 21, 2020. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
There are 365 new local cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths, the Shelby County Health Department reported Saturday.
Between Friday and Saturday, 2,844 people in the county were tested for the novel coronavirus.
The positivity of those new tests is 12.8%.As of Saturday, 9,210 people in Shelby County have tested positive for COVID-19. With 120,568 total tests administered, the total positivity of tests is 7.6%.
The SCHD has identified 6,215 people as having recovered from the virus. The total of deaths from complications of COVID-19 is now 181. According to the SCHD, 2,814 people are currently living with the virus.
The SCHD has reached 12,210 contacts in investigations regarding positive cases. They’ve closed 6,359 (69%) of the 9,210 investigations opened. The number of contacts still in quarantine is 5,119.
As of Saturday morning, the Tennessee Department of Health reports 39,444 total cases of COVID-19. The number of Tennesseans tested is 741,737. The total deaths from the virus is 577.
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