Memphis Shelby County COVID-19 Joint Task Force gives update

WREG Staff

4 years ago

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (pink) cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County is seeing half as many COVID-19 cases as it did 40 days ago, health officials said Tuesday.

The county reported 89 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, for a total of 25,364. Deaths increased by six, to 334 total.

Hospital data shows 88% utilization in acute beds and 89% utilization for ICU beds. The testing positivity rate is down to 12.5%.