Daily positivity rate hits 16.7% out of 2,400 tests
Dr. Kelinda Ramsay stands in a quarantined hallway at Methodist North where COVID-19 patients are being treated. The hospital recently reported that the positivity rate is 20% among Hispanic residents being tested. (Houston Cofield/Special to Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Health Department confirmed 405 new coronavirus cases Sunday, July 5, 2020, out of 2,400 people tested. Seventeen COVID-related deaths occurred in Shelby County in the last week, bringing the total to 198.
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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