Daily positivity rate below 6% after 2,131 tests
Christ Community Health Services staff members collect nasal swabs during a walk-up coronavirus testing on Sept. 17, 2020 at Orange Mound Health Center. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Health Department reported 120 new cases of coronavirus Sunday for a total of 30,255 since early March.
The most recent data comes from 2,131 reported tests bring Sunday’s positivity rate to 5.6%.
Three new deaths were reported in the most recent data for a total of 445 virus-related deaths. An estimated 28,257 people have recovered.
The Health Department reports hospital data on weekdays. The most recent data shows 90% of acute care beds have patients in the metro-area. Five percent of those in acute care, 115 patients, are being treated for COVID-19.
Forty-seven intensive care unit beds are vacant in the metro-area. Capacity in area ICUs was at 89%, Friday afternoon. Of those, in ICU – 19%– were being treated for COVID-19.
The Tennessee Department of Health reported 183,514 confirmed cases statewide and 2,218 fatalities related to the virus. The state estimates 164,982 recoveries.
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Shelby County Health Department coronavirus COVID-19Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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