Number of hospitalized COVID-positive patients rises
Wednesday, Sept. 9 is the last time there were more than 200 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds.
Topic: Tennessee Department of Health
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September 2020
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Coronavirus: Fewer than 100 new cases reported
The last time the agency reported less than 100 cases was exactly two weeks ago.
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Coronavirus: New case increase lowest in a week
On Monday, Sept. 14, the Health Department reported 105 new COVID-19 cases.
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Coronavirus: 231 new cases, but positivity rate drops to less than 5%
The Health Department also reported 231 new coronavirus cases.
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Coronavirus: 15 related deaths reported since Wednesday
The Shelby County Health Department also reported 160 new coronavirus cases on Friday, Sept. 18.
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New coronavirus cases reported highest in more than a month
The Health Department also reported five new related deaths on Thursday.
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Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs falls to 70
That’s the lowest number of COVID-positive patients in ICUs reported in almost a week.
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Coronavirus: Daily case numbers jump
The Shelby County Health Department reported 213 new coronavirus cases and no new related deaths on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
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Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs rises
About 26% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
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Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 70
The seven-day moving average for new cases is hovering around 110 a day.
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Coronavirus: Lowest number of new cases reported since June
The number of deaths reported, however, was relatively high.
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Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 80
There are 199 COVID-positive patients in area hospitals; 73 of those are in ICUs.
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Coronavirus: After high positivity rate, numbers come back down
In addition to the 146 new cases, the Shelby County Health Department reported no new related deaths on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus: Friday cases more than Wednesday and Thursday combined
The Health Department also reported three new related deaths on Friday, Sept. 4.
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Coronavirus: New cases under 100 again, but testing jumps
Those 86 new cases came from 1,278 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 6.7%.
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Coronavirus: New cases below 100, but tests low, too
In addition to the 82 new cases, the Health Department also reported one new related death.
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Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops to new low
About 24% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus and about 7% of acute care patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
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August 2020
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Coronavirus: Shelby County August death total tops 100
The Shelby County Health Department reported 120 new coronavirus cases and four new related deaths on Monday, Aug. 31.
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Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs again drops below 100
About 26% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
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Coronavirus: New cases almost double from yesterday but stay under 300
The Shelby County Health Department reported 247 new coronavirus cases and three new related deaths on Thursday, Aug. 27.
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Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 100
The total number of COVID-positive patients in area hospitals was 250, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hospital data improves; 4 new deaths reported in Shelby County
The Health Department reported 14.4% of the 604 reported tests were positive.
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