Coronavirus: Another day of fewer than 150 new cases
City of Memphis chief operating officer Doug McGowen looks over his notes shortly before a meeting of the COVID task force at the Office of Emergency Management March 16, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The newest coronavirus case data from the Shelby County Health Department puts the area’s seven-day moving average at 154 cases.
The agency reported 148 new cases and one new coronavirus-related death on Wednesday, April 14.
Those 148 cases come from 1,609 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 9.2%.
Shelby County’s reported coronavirus total is now 92,984 cases, including 89,998 inactive cases, 1,400 active cases and 1,586 deaths.
The Health Department releases area hospital capacity figures twice a week (typically Mondays and Thursdays). There were no updated figures released today.
The Tennessee Department of Health releases statewide coronavirus figures at 2 p.m. daily.
As of Tuesday, Tennessee’s statewide coronavirus total is now 826,371 coronavirus cases, including 12,022 deaths, 822 current hospitalizations and 800,957 are inactive cases.
About 7.4 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.