Shelby County surpassed 50,000 total COVID-19 cases Saturday, Dec. 5.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 541 new COVID-19 cases and seven virus-related deaths in its daily update Saturday.

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The 541 coronavirus cases came from 3,931 test results, yielding a 13.8% positivity rate. Test results, however, are not reflective of the previous 24-hour period and include tests over multiple days.

The Health Department has now reported 24 new coronavirus-related deaths in the past three days.

Overall, the Health Department has reported 50,470 total coronavirus cases and 696 deaths, classifying 46,323 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,451, an increase from the 3,382 reported Friday.

Since March, a total of 686,295 coronavirus tests have been performed in Shelby County, yielding a 9% positivity rate. The number of people tested for coronavirus countywide is 378,828 with 13% of those test results coming back positive. The numbers differ because some people have been tested more than once.

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There were 521 COVID-19 patients in Memphis-area hospitals as of 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, according to Tennessee’s Healthcare Resource Tracking System. The Health Department will provide hospital information for Friday through Sunday in Monday’s daily update.

Of the 521 people hospitalized, 379 are in acute care beds, with 142 in intensive care unit beds.

Hospital capacity for acute care beds is at 92% use, and ICU beds are at 93% occupancy.

Those who are COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus represent 20% of acute care patients and 36% of ICU patients.