Shelby County averaging 400 COVID-19 cases a day over past two weeks
Christ Community Health Services staff members collect nasal swabs during a walk-up coronavirus testing on September 17, 2020 at Orange Mound Health Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Since Nov. 7 the Health Department reported 401 new cases and 4,312 test results a day with a 9.3% positivity rate. This span included three of the four highest daily increases in COVID cases since the first case was reported in March.
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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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