There are 674 article(s) tagged Shelby County Health Department:

• August 2020

  • Coronavirus: After recent low totals, testing jumps up to near 3,000

    With 289 new coronavirus cases and 2,889 tests reported this morning, the day's positivity rate is almost exactly 10% — the figure local health experts want to see. 

    By Elle Perry August 25, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Day’s positivity rate falls to under 7%

    About 30% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.

    By Elle Perry August 25, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Number of Tennessee tests tops 2 million

    In addition to two real-time deaths from COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours, the health department says 11 new deaths will be added to the total of Shelby County citizens who have died from complications of the novel coronavirus.

    By Jared Boyd August 24, 2020

  • Hospital data improves; 4 new deaths reported in Shelby County

    The Health Department reported 14.4% of the 604 reported tests were positive. 

    By Abigail Warren August 23, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Metrics, except deaths, decline

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 147 new coronavirus cases and six new related deaths on Friday, Aug. 21.

    By Elle Perry August 21, 2020

  • COVID hospitalizations continue to fall

    The number of COVID-positive patients in area hospitals is 278, as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to Tennessee's Healthcare Resource Tracking System. Two weeks prior, that number was 359.

    By Elle Perry August 20, 2020

  • Shelby County Health Department impressed by Collierville Schools

    Three Shelby County Health Department Employees toured Collierville Schools Tuesday.

    By Abigail Warren August 19, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Average daily case rate drops between two-week periods

    The most recent daily positivity rate also fell below 10%. 

    By Elle Perry August 19, 2020

  • No provisions in place to alert general public to COVID-19 cases in schools

    The Shelby County Health Department is not tracking the number of COVID-19 cases in the schools nor is it requiring schools to report cases. 

    Related: Like Shelby County, COVID-19 reporting among schools statewide is random

    By Jane Roberts, Bill Dries, Sam Stockard, Abigail Warren, Omer Yusuf August 19, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Fewer than 100 new cases reported but testing down, too

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 89 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

    By Elle Perry August 19, 2020

  • Coronavirus: New guidance says children don’t need to be screened

    For people who have moderate to severe coronavirus symptoms, the isolation period may extend to 20 days, Alisa Haushalter said. She said it’s important for employers and schools to be prepared for this. 

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2020

  • 7-day case average, COVID hospitalizations fall

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 229 new cases and four new related deaths on Monday, Aug. 17.

    By Elle Perry August 17, 2020

  • Coronavirus cases in Shelby County top 25,000

    The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County has topped 25,000. Nearly 15.3 % of the reported cases were positive Sunday.

    By Abigail Warren August 16, 2020

  • New case 7-day average falls to lowest point since June

    Shelby County’s 7-day moving average of new coronavirus cases has fallen to its lowest point in nearly two months, while today’s newly reported cases came in at 256.

    By Jared Boyd August 15, 2020

  • Schools can stay open until COVID positivity rate hits 25%, Health Department says

    The threshold is dramatically higher than other cities across the nation. New York City’s mayor has said school buildings must shutter if the positivity rate exceeds 3%, and other school districts have vowed to limit in-person learning when the rate hits 5%.

    By Laura Faith Kebede August 14, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Area hospital bed usage drops

    According to the state's Healthcare Resource Tracking System, area hospitals had 51 ICU and 236 acute care beds available, as of 5 p.m. Thursday.

    By Elle Perry August 14, 2020

  • City officials explain coronavirus pool testing pilot

    The pool testing the city is doing through Poplar Healthcare is now aimed at teachers and students.

    By Jane Roberts August 13, 2020

  • Coronavirus: 7-day case average continues downward slide

    The reported total in Shelby County is now 24,347 coronavirus cases, including 20,063 recoveries, 316 deaths and 3,968 active cases. 

    By Elle Perry August 13, 2020

  • Coronavirus: 7-day case average drops

    Those 119 newly reported cases come from 1,047 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11.4%.

    By Elle Perry August 12, 2020

  • County offering COVID grants for close-contact personal service shops

    Many salons have reopened, but the business model looks drastically different including reduced occupancy, said Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery.

    By Jane Roberts August 11, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Local ICU numbers inch up

    If you are looking for local coronavirus data, you've come to the right place. 

    By Elle Perry August 11, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Latest numbers aren’t great, but overall trend is improving

    After several days of decreasing, the 7-day average of new coronavirus cases in Shelby County has increased again.

    By Elle Perry August 10, 2020

  • Latest test results’ positivity rate near 17%

    Shelby County Health Department reported 337 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. The number comes after 2,003 tests.

    By Abigail Warren August 09, 2020

  • Haushalter, Harris celebrate low numbers, look to marathon ahead

    Health department adds 141 employees, funded with CARES Act money that expires Dec. 31.

    By Jane Roberts August 08, 2020

  • Health official: COVID-19 surge hospital doesn’t have to be our destiny

    Until last week, the COVID-19 Hospital Impact Model for Epidemics (CHIME) from the University of Pennsylvania predicted 1,500 daily hospitalizations around that time. 

    By Omer Yusuf August 08, 2020