There are 21 article(s) tagged COVID-19 cases:

• August 2021

  • How our latest COVID-19 surge compares

    The COVID-19 surge Shelby County is experiencing now is expected to be steeper than those at other times in the pandemic.

    By Jane Roberts, Elle Perry August 06, 2021

• March 2021

  • Coronavirus: New cases hover around 100

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 97 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, March 17. 

    By Allyson Brown March 17, 2021

  • Coronavirus: More than 200K vaccine doses administered

    More than 200,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in Shelby County.

    By Allyson Brown March 13, 2021

• February 2021

  • Whitehaven vaccination site gives makeup shots over the weekend

    Whitehaven’s vaccination site saw an overwhelming response over the weekend. 

    By Allyson Brown February 22, 2021

  • Coronavirus: Statewide number of hospitalizations down

    As of Friday, Tennessee’s reported coronavirus total is 762,673 cases, including 11,064 deaths, 973 current hospitalizations and 734,152 inactive cases (recoveries).

    By Allyson Brown February 20, 2021

  • Coronavirus: A day without deaths as area nears 100,000 vaccination doses administered

    Almost 30,000 people locally are fully vaccinated. 

    By Allyson Brown February 16, 2021

• January 2021

  • Coronavirus cases in Shelby County exceed 80,000

    The health department reported five additional deaths among people who tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 1,187 people in Shelby County have died who had the virus. The number of Tennesseans who tested positive and died is 8,859.

    By Abigail Warren January 24, 2021

  • No new fatalities, 978 COVID-19 cases reported Sunday

    Shelby County reported 978 cases Sunday from 5,904 tests. There were no new fatalities reported Sunday.

    By Abigail Warren January 03, 2021

• December 2020

  • Coronavirus: Death toll surpasses 700 in Shelby County

    Shelby County Health Department reported six new deaths Sunday, Dec. 6, and 702 people in the county have died with COVID-19.

    By Abigail Warren December 06, 2020

  • Shelby County surpasses 50,000 coronavirus cases

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 541 new COVID-19 cases and seven virus-related deaths in its daily update Saturday.

    By Omer Yusuf December 05, 2020

• November 2020

  • Shelby County reports 519 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

    The 519 coronavirus cases came from 5,714 test results, yielding a 9.1% positivity rate. Overall, the Health Department has reported 47,215 total coronavirus cases and 659 deaths, classifying 43,181 cases as inactive/recovered. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 29, 2020

  • COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise ahead of another potential surge

    From Nov. 14 to Saturday, Nov. 28, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 391 cases and 4,113 test results a day yielding a 9.5% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf November 29, 2020

  • Shelby County reports 354 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

    Overall, the Health Department has reported 41,747 coronavirus cases and 610 deaths, classifying 37,988 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,149, an increase from the 3,105 reported Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf November 14, 2020

• October 2020

  • Shelby County reports 59 COVID-19 cases from 2,066 tests

    The daily positivity rate Sunday was less than 3%.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 11, 2020

  • Health Department reports 7 new deaths, 113 new cases

    The Shelby County daily positivity rate from Sunday is about 5.6% after 2,620 tests were administered. The Health Department reported seven new deaths.

    By Abigail Warren October 04, 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

  • Health Department reports 3,576 tests, less than 5.2% positive

    Shelby County Health Department reported 183 new cases Sunday bringing the county-wide total to 31,227 since early March.

    By Abigail Warren September 28, 2020

  • Health Department reports 125 new cases after 161 tests

    The county reported 161 new coronavirus tests on Labor Day. Out of those tests, 125 were positive.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 08, 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

  • Collierville High School identifies 318 close contacts following 8 cases of COVID-19

    There are 318 members of the Collierville High School community who are quarantined following eight confirmed cases of COVID-19.

    By Abigail Warren August 30, 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