Coronavirus: Five new deaths reported
Volunteers administer second-dose coronavirus vaccinations Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 at the inspection station at 6850 Appling Farms Parkway. (Bill Dries/Daily Memphian)
The Shelby County Health Department reported five new coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, May 24.
The agency also reported 78 new coronavirus cases.
The 78 new cases come from 4,994 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 1.6%.
Shelby County’s reported coronavirus total is now 98,239 cases, including 95,455 inactive cases, 1,116 active cases and 1,668 deaths.