There are 45 article(s) tagged hospital capacity:

• October 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

  • New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rising in Shelby County

    From Oct. 10 to Saturday, Oct. 24, the Shelby County Health Department recorded a daily average of 213 new coronavirus cases and 3,326 tests results with a 6.4% positivity rate. The Health Department has reported at least 200 new cases seven days in a row, with the highpoint of 414 new cases on Saturday.

    By Omer Yusuf October 24, 2020

  • COVID-19 transmission increases as cases and hospitalizations rise locally

    From Oct. 3 to Saturday, Oct. 17, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 155 new coronavirus cases and 3,039 test results each day, yielding a 5.1% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf October 17, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 49 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

    Shelby County’s 49 new COVID-19 cases came from 907 test results, yielding a 5.4% positivity rate. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 17, 2020

  • New COVID-19 cases continue to decline, transmission rate stable countywide

    From Sept. 26 to Saturday, Oct. 10, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 134 new coronavirus cases and 3,058 test results each day, yielding a 4.4% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf October 10, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 146 new cases

    Shelby County’s 146 new coronavirus cases came from 2,774 test results, yielding a 5.3% positivity rate. Test results are not reflective of the previous 24-hour period and include tests over multiple days.

    By Omer Yusuf October 10, 2020

  • New COVID-19 cases, transmission rate down in Shelby County

    From Sept. 19 to Saturday, Oct. 3, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 122 new coronavirus cases and 2,782 tests reported each day, yielding a 4.4% positivity rate. Those results included tests from people tested multiple times.

    By Omer Yusuf October 03, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 69 new cases

    Overall, the Shelby County Health Department reports 31,840 coronavirus cases, 478 deaths and 30,050 cases classified as inactive/recovered. The active case count stands at 1,312, a decrease from the 1,452 reported Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf October 03, 2020

• September 2020

  • New COVID-19 cases, transmission rate up slightly in Shelby County

    From Sept. 12 to Saturday, Shelby County recorded an average of 154 new coronavirus cases a day. In the preceding two weeks, the county averaged 116 new cases a day. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 26, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 122 new cases

    Overall, the Shelby County Health Department reports 31,044 coronavirus cases, 454 deaths and 28,954 cases classified as inactive/recovered. The active case count stands at 1,636, a slight increase from the 1,631 reported Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf September 26, 2020

  • New COVID-19 cases remain stable in Shelby County

    From Sept. 5 to Sept 19, the Health Department reported an average of 148 new coronavirus cases each day. That’s similar to the 146 new-case average from the preceding 14-day period.

    By Omer Yusuf September 19, 2020

  • Shelby County surpasses 30,000 coronavirus cases; 3 new deaths

    Overall, the Shelby County Health Department reports 30,135 coronavirus cases, 442 deaths, and 28,111 cases classified as inactive/recovered. The active case count stands at 1,582, a slight increase from the 1,567 reported Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf September 19, 2020

  • Shelby County’s COVID-19 positivity rate near 10% for past month

    From Aug. 29 to Saturday, Sept. 12, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 116 new cases and 1,173 test results a day with a 9.9% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2020

  • Shelby County reports five more COVID-19 deaths, 136 new cases

    The health department has reported a total of 28,890 coronavirus cases from 269,693 tests performed in Shelby County, yielding a 10.7% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 92 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

    The Shelby County Health Department recorded 92 new coronavirus cases, with a daily positivity rate of 9.8% on 939 tests Saturday. Deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Shelby County rose by four with the total now 394.

    By Omer Yusuf September 05, 2020

• August 2020

  • Shelby County reports 221 new COVID-19 cases, one death

    Shelby County reported 2,020 more test results Saturday, returning a daily positivity rate of 10.9%. Tests reported are not solely from the preceding 24-hour period, but often from multiple days.

    By Omer Yusuf August 29, 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

  • Labs improving turnaround times on COVID-19 tests

    The health department reported 235 new coronavirus cases Thursday. That’s the fifth consecutive day with fewer than 300 new cases, and the third consecutive day testing results were below 2,000.

    By Omer Yusuf August 06, 2020

  • Shelby County’s COVID-19 cases have stabilized but with several caveats

    During the period between July 22 to Wednesday, the county reported about 362 new cases and 2,309 tests results a day with a 15.7% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf August 05, 2020

• July 2020

  • As numbers soar, ICU capacity hovers near 90%

    ICU capacity in the region is at 89%, slightly less than prior days. The Health Department reports there are 48 beds available.

    By Abigail Warren July 20, 2020