Coronavirus: Two new deaths reported
Firefighter Muhammad Babandi loads a portable cold storage unit containing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine outside Regional One Health just before dawn March 16, 2021.(Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
For the third day in a row, the Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases.
Wednesday’s 86 cases come from 1,155 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 7.4%.
The agency also reported two new coronavirus-related deaths.
Shelby County’s reported coronavirus total is now 97,761 cases, including 1,266 active cases, 94,847 inactive cases and 1,648 deaths.