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COVID-19 weekly update

Dead letter. Millington resident Troy Whittington shared a letter the Shelby County Health Department sent to his mother informing her of a positive test for COVID-19 and orders to isolate. But she passed away six months ago, on February 16.

Holiday delay. Cases are falling in Shelby County, but the Health Department wants to wait at least two weeks after Labor Day before relaxing its health directives.

Vaccine plans. The Health Department is making preparations to distribute a vaccine that the CDC says we should expect in late October or early November.

Quick tests. Sometime this month, Shelby County expects to have access to quick, $5 antigen tests purchased by the federal government.

Now for this week’s numbers.

Shelby County

Shelby County new cases, last 30 days
Shelby County new cases, all dates
Shelby County all cases, last 30 days
Shelby County all cases as of 9/5
Shelby County current cases, last 30 days
Shelby County tests and % positive, last 30 days
Shelby County % positive daily and cumulative
Shelby County new cases and tests
Shelby County current hospitalizations, last 30 days
Shelby County current hospitalizations, all dates
Shelby County region acute care staffing and census
Shelby County region ICU staffing and census
Shelby County deaths, last 30 days
Shelby County deaths
Shelby County case fatality rate by age as of 9/2
Shelby County case fatality rate by sex as of 9/2

Tennessee

Tennessee new cases, last 30 days
Tennessee new cases, all dates
Tennessee all cases, last 30 days
Tennessee all cases as of 9/5
Tennessee current cases, last 30 days *The state revised its calculation for recovered / inactive cases on September 3.
Tennessee new hospitalizations, last 30 days
Tennessee currently hospitalized, last 30 days
Tennessee deaths, last 30 days
Tennessee deaths

USA

USA new cases, last 30 days
USA new cases, all dates
USA all cases, last 30 days
USA all cases as of 9/5
USA current cases, last 30 days
USA deaths, last 30 days
USA deaths by reported date
USA deaths
Context: USA leading causes of death

Sources:
Shelby County: Shelby County Health Department
Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Health
U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins University