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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.
About 18% patients in area ICU beds were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 is the last time there were more than 200 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds.
The last time the agency reported less than 100 cases was exactly two weeks ago.
The latest Health Directive goes into effect at midnight.
On Monday, Sept. 14, the Health Department reported 105 new COVID-19 cases.
The Health Department also reported 231 new coronavirus cases.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 120 new cases from 2,131 tests. Three new deaths bring the total to 445.
The Shelby County Health Department also reported 160 new coronavirus cases on Friday, Sept. 18.
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.
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.
The Health Department also reported five new related deaths on Thursday.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 213 new coronavirus cases and no new related deaths on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
About 26% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
The seven-day moving average for new cases is hovering around 110 a day.
The number of deaths reported, however, was relatively high.
There are 199 COVID-positive patients in area hospitals; 73 of those are in ICUs.
In addition to the 146 new cases, the Shelby County Health Department reported no new related deaths on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.
The county reported 161 new coronavirus tests on Labor Day. Out of those tests, 125 were positive.
Shelby County Health Department reported 140 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, More than 10% of the reported tests were positive. Tennessee Department of Health reported 1,764 new cases, with a positivity rate of 9.45%.
From Aug. 22 to Saturday, Sept. 5, the health department reported an average of 146 new cases a day and 1,466 test results a day yielding a 10% positivity rate.
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.