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As of Wednesday, 40% of Tennessee’s 95 counties had moved into the priority group that includes teachers. Those areas have smaller populations and fewer health care workers to inoculate after years of rural hospital closures.
More than 1,000 Shelby Countians are now reported to have died from the novel coronavirus.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 31 more coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, Jan. 7.
The Shelby County Health Department is vaccinating residents and staff of assisted living and other congregate facilities this week. No drive-thru vaccination sites are operating.
COVID-19 is now the third-leading cause of death in Shelby County and has killed five times more people than the 173 who succumbed to complications from influenza in 2019.
The county is in phase 1a1 of the state’s vaccination plan but the Health Department has been offering vaccinations to funeral/mortuary workers and those 75 and older when vaccines have been available.
That compares to 104 deaths reported in October and 88 deaths reported in November.
According to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System, 93% of area ICU and area acute care beds were in use.
The 305 new cases come from almost 2,000 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 15.6%.
Friday’s 619 cases come from 4,909 tests, giving Christmas Day a positivity rate of 12.6%.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 611 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, Dec. 24. The new cases come from 5,207 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11.7%.
The numbers will be updated twice a week.
The 778 cases come from 6,934 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11.2%.
Shelby County Health Department reported 510 new cases and an additional six deaths in Sunday’s daily coronavirus report.
About 36% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having coronavirus.
About 38% of area ICU patients were COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus. Six additional coronavirus-related deaths bring the Shelby County total to 722.
The 588 new cases come from 5,588 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.5%.
About 41% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive (151) or suspected of having the virus (9), as of 5 p.m. Monday, according to Tennessee’s Healthcare Resource Tracking System.
The 311 cases come from 2,706 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 11.5%.
Thirty area ICU beds and 198 area acute care beds were available.
About 38% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having coronavirus.
According to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System, 92% of area intensive care unit beds and 93% of area acute care beds were in use.
The Memphis and Shelby County Joint COVID-19 Task Force is hosting another round of free surge testing from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, at Tiger Lane and Poplar Healthcare.
Shelby County Health Department modeling predicts that more than 500 COVID-19 patients will be hospitalized in the area by Christmas Day.
In Shelby County, 361,799 people have been tested for coronavirus; 13% have received positive results.