Shelby County adds 210 coronavirus cases
A Christ Community Health Services worker tests a patient for COVID-19 at First Baptist Church on Broad Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee June 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County has 210 more coronavirus cases, according to the Shelby County Health Department.
That brings the total to 8,094 cases and 164 deaths, according to the same data; 109,925 tests have been administered.
The new 210 cases come from 2,097 tests, a positivity rate of 10%.
More than 5,000 (5,515) in Shelby County are considered recovered from the disease.
The state updates its numbers at 2 p.m. daily.
As of Sunday, June 21, the Tennessee Department of Health reported 35,102 coronavirus cases and 526 deaths.
Statewide more than 23,000 (23,069) have recovered from the disease, according to the same data, and 2,291 have ever been hospitalized.
The number of tests administered in Tennessee is 685,381.
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A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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