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There have been 104,364 vaccines administered in Shelby County, with 74,619 people receiving at least a first dose, and the remaining 29,745 doses given to people who are now fully vaccinated after receiving a second dose.
As of Friday, Tennessee’s reported coronavirus total is 762,673 cases, including 11,064 deaths, 973 current hospitalizations and 734,152 inactive cases (recoveries).
All vaccination locations are closed Saturday, Feb. 20, and Sunday, Feb. 21, with the exception of the Southwest Tennessee Community College Whitehaven site.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 38 new coronavirus cases Thursday, Feb. 18.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 84 new coronavirus cases and another day of zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday.
Almost 30,000 people locally are fully vaccinated.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 156 new coronavirus cases today, Feb. 15, with one new death.
Overall, a total of 94,664 total doses were administered in Shelby County. At least 69,557 people in Shelby County received one vaccine dose; 25,107 people have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to Health Department data.
Since March, the Health Department has reported 86,070 total coronavirus cases and 1,439 deaths, classifying 81,866 cases as inactive/recovered.
Coronavirus numbers go back up in Shelby County.
Those 190 cases come from 4,253 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 4.5%.
All Thursday appointments run through the Health Department have been postponed a week.
The beleaguered Shelby County Health Department simply cannot effectively manage the monumental effort needed to distribute vaccines. We need someone to take charge and lead. Someone who will get things done, without excuses.
The day’s positivity rate hovered around 8%.
UTHSC confirms it has identified two variant strains of the virus in Shelby County.
The variety of COVID-19 scams we’ve seen since the beginning of the pandemic are overwhelming.
According to the latest Shelby County Health Department data, close to 60,000 people in Shelby County have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
The Shelby County Health Department partnered with Southwest Tennessee Community College to begin administering first doses of the Pfizer vaccine Friday at the school’s Whitehaven center at 1234 Finley Road.
The 270 new coronavirus cases come from 2,837 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.5%.
Since March, Shelby County Health Department has reported 82,428 total coronavirus cases and 1,254 deaths, classifying 77,021 cases as inactive/recovered.
Since March, the Health Department has reported 84,123 total coronavirus cases and 1,348 deaths, classifying 79,397 cases as inactive/recovered.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 319 new coronavirus cases and 7 additional deaths on Sunday, Feb. 7.
From Jan. 23 to Saturday, the Health Department reported an average of 325 new cases and 3,593 test results a day with a 9% positivity rate. While the case average is still higher than in most points of the pandemic, that’s a notable decline from the previous two-week period.
The 23 reported deaths range from Nov. 16, 2020 to Feb. 3, 2021, according to the Health Department.
In early data of vaccination rates among people 75 and over, so few Latino people have been vaccinated their percentage of the whole is 0.4%.