Coronavirus: New cases under 100 again, but testing jumps
A Christ Community Health Services health care worker tests a patient for COVID-19 at First Baptist Church on Broad Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee June 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Yesterday’s coronavirus update saw 82 new cases from 685 tests. Today’s number of new cases is about the same, 86 — but those new cases come from nearly double the tests: 1,278.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 86 new coronavirus cases and two new related deaths on Thursday, Sept. 3.
The new data gives the day a positivity rate of 6.7%.
There were 245 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds, as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to Tennessee’s Healthcare Resource Tracking System; 92 of those were in intensive care units.
According to the same HRTS data, 89% of area ICU and 90% of area acute care beds were in use; ICU bed usage had been at 86% for the past several days.
About 26% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive (92) or suspected of having the virus (4) and 9% of area acute care patients were either COVID-positive (153) or suspected of having the virus (34).
And 46 ICU and 251 acute care beds were available.
The Tennessee Department of Health reports coronavirus statistics at 2 p.m. daily.
As of Wednesday, Sept. 2, the agency reported 157,831 coronavirus cases, including 1,797 deaths, 7,061 hospitalizations and 120,675 recoveries.
More than 2.2 million coronavirus tests have been performed in Tennessee.
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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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