Shelby County reports five more COVID-19 deaths, 136 new cases
A health care worker with Christ Community Health Services tests a patient for COVID-19 at First Baptist Church on Broad Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, June 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The health department has reported a total of 28,890 coronavirus cases from 269,693 tests performed in Shelby County, yielding a 10.7% positivity rate.
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Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 coronavirus COVID-19 testing hospital capacityOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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