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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.
The Health Department reported 14.4% of the 604 reported tests were positive.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 147 new coronavirus cases and six new related deaths on Friday, Aug. 21.
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.
The most recent daily positivity rate also fell below 10%.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 89 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 229 new cases and four new related deaths on Monday, Aug. 17.
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.
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.
The reported total in Shelby County is now 24,347 coronavirus cases, including 20,063 recoveries, 316 deaths and 3,968 active cases.
Those 119 newly reported cases come from 1,047 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11.4%.
If you are looking for local coronavirus data, you've come to the right place.
After several days of decreasing, the 7-day average of new coronavirus cases in Shelby County has increased again.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 264 new coronavirus cases and two new related deaths on Friday, August 7.
The latest figures add just under 200 new coronavirus cases to the total count.
Regional hospital bed usage has increased slightly, while the number of COVID-positive patients in ICUs remained at around 120, keeping in line with the past week.
Since July 27, the number of COVID-positive patients in regional intensive care units has hovered around the 120 mark, according to data from the state’s Healthcare Resource Tracking System.
For the month of July, the Shelby County Health Department has reported 83 coronavirus-related deaths. That compares to 76 in June, 59 in May and 44 in April. Nineteen deaths have been reported since July 23.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 326 new coronavirus cases from only 610 tests on Thursday, giving the day a positivity rate of 53.4%.
Of the 393 patients in regional ICUs, 127 are COVID-positive and 14 are under investigation for the virus, meaning that about 36% are either COVID-positive or under investigation for the virus. And 47 ICU beds are available.
Of the 392 patients in regional ICUs, 120 are COVID-positive and 16 are under investigation for the virus, meaning that about 35% are either COVID-positive or under investigation for the virus. And 52 ICU beds are available.
On Sunday, July 26, the overall positivity rate of coronavirus tests in Shelby County reached 10%.
On Friday, the Shelby County Health Department reported a daily positivity rate of 16.4%.
The Health Department reported 700 new cases July 14.
In regional ICUs, 62 beds are available. Forty percent of ICU patients are either COVID-19 positive or under investigation for the virus.