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Overall, the Health Department has reported 44,659 total coronavirus cases and 630 deaths, classifying 40,274 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,755, a decrease from the 3,942 reported Friday.
Since Nov. 7 the Health Department reported 401 new cases and 4,312 test results a day with a 9.3% positivity rate. This span included three of the four highest daily increases in COVID cases since the first case was reported in March.
The latest restrictions when warranted will be crafted by the Health Department and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as they work with legal experts to enact the health directives countywide.
In Shelby County, 351,616 people have been tested for coronavirus; 13% have received positive results.
“It is our opinion that things are at a point where we need to take some action,” Dr. Bruce Randolph said. “Now, the action may not be what is outlined in accordance to the tripwires. It may be something less than that. But indeed, we must act now because if we wait too long, then the numbers will be even worse.”
The 389 cases come from 3,621 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.7%.
The 835 cases come from 9,048 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 9.2%.
The 686 cases come from 6,396 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.7%.
Shelby County has surpassed 42,000 COVID-19 cases. A total of 612 people have died with the virus. An estimated 38,529 people have recovered.
Overall, the Health Department has reported 41,747 coronavirus cases and 610 deaths, classifying 37,988 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,149, an increase from the 3,105 reported Friday.
From Oct. 31 to Saturday, Nov. 14, the Shelby County Health Department recorded an average of 285 new cases and 3,228 tests performed each day with an 8.8% positivity rate.
There were 376 COVID-positive patients in area hospitals as of 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System.
The event is part of a statewide emphasis on the flu vaccine; free COVID-19 tests will also be available.
Both are scheduled to reopen when employees return from isolation.
“We are finding a lot of our cases are occurring with people feeling sick, but still going to work, going to a restaurant or socializing,” Dr. Bruce Randolph said.
Since March, the Health Department has reported 604 Shelby County deaths from coronavirus.
Carrier Corporation's request to inject treated wastewater into the Memphis Sand aquifer will get a review Dec. 10 by the Shelby County Groundwater Quality Control Board.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 187 new coronavirus cases and five new related deaths.
Tuesday’s 691 cases come from 8,252 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 8.4%.
In Shelby County, 331,167 people have been tested for coronavirus; 12% of them have received a positive result.
Shelby County reported 376 COVID-19 cases after more than 5,000 tests. The newly reported data comes one day after 17 cases were reported. Data entry has not caught up to an IT upgrade Tennessee Department of Health made last weekend.
From Oct. 24 to Saturday, Nov. 7, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 225 new coronavirus cases and 2,840 test results a day with a 7.9% positivity rate.
Overall, the Health Department has reported 39,048 total coronavirus cases and 583 deaths, classifying 36,049 cases as inactive/recovered.
The 290 cases come from 2,549 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 11.4%.
Test to Protect will work by allowing businesses to test their own employees with PCR nose-swab kits they can use at work or in their homes.