Shelby County has strong increases in both coronavirus cases and testing
A higher percentage of positive results, also
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee watches National Guard medics collect nasal swabs from those who want to be tested for COVID-19 as hundreds of Memphians line up at the Christ Community testing site in Frayser on April 25, 2020. For the first time, testing is being made available to residents not showing symptoms of the disease. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County reported 187 new coronavirus cases – its highest in a single day – out of 1,329 tests Monday. The positive rate of those tests was 14% – nearly five percentage points higher than the county’s current rate of 9.2%
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Shelby County Health Department Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 COVID-19 testingOmer Yusuf
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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