There are 684 article(s) tagged Shelby County Health Department:

• November 2020

  • Coronavirus: 10 new deaths reported

    Since March, the Health Department has reported 604 Shelby County deaths from coronavirus.

    By Elle Perry November 12, 2020

  • Carrier Corp. wants to inject partially treated wastewater into aquifer

    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.

    By Abigail Warren November 12, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Fewer than 200 new cases reported

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 187 new coronavirus cases and five new related deaths.

    By Elle Perry November 11, 2020

  • Health Dept. reports second highest number of new cases since pandemic began

    Tuesday’s 691 cases come from 8,252 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 8.4%.

    By Elle Perry November 10, 2020

  • More than 500 cases added to Shelby County coronavirus total

    In Shelby County, 331,167 people have been tested for coronavirus; 12% of them have received a positive result.

    By Elle Perry November 09, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 376 COVID-19 cases, more than 5,000 tests.

    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.

    By Abigail Warren November 08, 2020

  • COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations increase in Shelby County

    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.

    By Omer Yusuf November 07, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

    Overall, the Health Department has reported 39,048 total coronavirus cases and 583 deaths, classifying 36,049 cases as inactive/recovered. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 07, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Nearly 300 new cases reported

    The 290 cases come from 2,549 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 11.4%.

    By Elle Perry November 06, 2020

  • Two dozen restaurants sign up for regular COVID testing

    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.

    By Jane Roberts November 06, 2020

  • Coronavirus: More than 250 cases added to total

    The 265 cases come from 2,538 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.4%.

    By Elle Perry November 05, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Hospitalizations continue to climb

    There were 316 COVID-positive people in area hospital beds as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System; 94 were in intensive care units.

    By Elle Perry November 04, 2020

  • Thanksgiving loads up COVID anxiety

    Health Department asks faith leaders for their help as holidays approach, and church for many, will take center stage.

    By Jane Roberts November 03, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Number of hospitalized patients nears 300

    The last time the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients reached 300 was Aug. 17.

    By Elle Perry November 02, 2020

• October 2020

  • Shelby County COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations trending upward

    From Oct. 17 to Saturday, Oct. 31, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 268 new cases and 3,715 tests a day with a 7.2% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf October 31, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 284 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

    Overall, the Shelby County Health Department has reported 37,764 coronavirus cases and 573 deaths, classifying 34,273 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 2,918, an increase from the 2,887 reported Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf October 31, 2020

  • Nearly 300 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total

    Those 288 cases come from 3,169 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 9.1%.

    By Elle Perry October 30, 2020

  • Health officials: COVID hospitalizations going up substantially

    In expanded contact tracing interviews the Health Department has done with 704 infected people in the last month, 63% had symptoms but were out shopping, meeting with friends and going to work.

    By Jane Roberts October 29, 2020

  • Fewer than 200 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total

    Thursday, Oct. 29 marks the second time in the past 12 days that new cases have been under 200. One new death brings the total to 570.

    By Elle Perry October 29, 2020

  • Some suburban leaders change course amid rising COVID-19 numbers

    Mayors are concerned about rising cases, with at least one, Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald, joining the call of local health officials for a statewide mask mandate. 

    By Omer Yusuf, Abigail Warren October 28, 2020

  • Shelby County coronavirus case total grows by only 200 today

    In Shelby County, 315,615 people have been tested for coronavirus; 12% have received a positive result. 

    By Elle Perry October 28, 2020

  • COVID-19 task force briefings go back to twice-weekly

    Beginning this week the COVID-19 task force briefings are back to twice a week after coronavirus case numbers increased.

    By Elle Perry October 27, 2020

  • Shelby County sees another day of 400-plus new COVID cases

    There were 256 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds as of 5 p.m. Sunday.

    By Elle Perry October 26, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 414 new COVID-19 cases as testing numbers rise

    This is the highest single-day total since the 664 new cases reported Aug. 1. The Health Department has reported at least 200 new COVID-19 cases seven days in a row.

    By Omer Yusuf October 26, 2020

  • Shelby County surpasses 36,000 COVID-19 cases

    Shelby County surpassed 36,000 cases of coronavirus Sunday. The Health Department reported 187 new cases from 3,023 tests.

    By Abigail Warren October 26, 2020