COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations increase in Shelby County
Christ Community Health Services staff members collect nasal swabs during a walk-up coronavirus testing on Sept. 17, 2020, at Orange Mound Health Center. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
From Oct. 24 to Saturday, Nov. 7, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 225 new coronavirus cases and 2,840 test results a day with a 7.9% positivity rate.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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