Tennessee coronavirus cases surpass 30,000
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee’s coronavirus case count has surpassed the 30,000 mark after more than 615,000 tests have been administered across the state.
The Tennessee Department of Heath announced 30,432 confirmed cases as of Sunday afternoon with 475 deaths and 2,087 hospitalizations.
So far, 19,896 people have recovered from the virus.
According to TDH, there are 6,773 cases of COVID-19 and 151 deaths reported in Shelby County. It’s an increase of 137 cases and 12 deaths since the Shelby County Health Department gave an update Sunday morning.
More than 100,000 tests have been administered across the county.
Click here to see demographic data from SCHD.
According to SCHD, there are active outbreaks/clusters at a dozen long-term care facilities in Shelby County.
Outbreaks/clusters have been resolved at another 11 facilities in the county. The Shelby County Health Department said a cluster is considered resolved once a facility has gone 28 days without a new case.
The most recent testing data from the Shelby County Division of Corrections shows six inmates and 13 employees with confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to SCHD, after 700 inmates were tested.
Leaders with the Shelby County Health Department say they plan to move on to Phase 3 Monday.
Officials also said they plan to reopen Riverside Drive Monday through Friday for downtown during business owners. The street will close on Fridays and reopening Monday.
The street will close on Fridays and reopening Mondays.
Here are case totals for other counties in the Mid-South:
Arkansas -- 12,501 total cases and 179 deaths
- Crittenden -- 522 cases; 9 deaths; 412 recoveries
- Cross -- 76 cases; 54 recoveries
- Lee -- 515 cases; 1 death; 29 recoveries
- Mississippi -- 95 cases; 2 deaths; 77 recoveries
- Phillips -- 39 cases; 1 death; 22 recoveries
- Poinsett -- 50 cases; 3 deaths; 35 recoveries
- St. Francis -- 775 cases; 2 deaths; 682 recoveries
Mississippi -- 19,516 total cases and 891 deaths (state not releasing recovery data at this time)
- Alcorn -- 29 cases; 1 death
- Benton -- 17 cases
- Coahoma -- 146 cases; 4 deaths
- DeSoto -- 713 cases; 12 deaths
- Lafayette -- 171 cases; 4 deaths
- Marshall -- 101 cases; 3 deaths
- Panola -- 121 cases; 3 deaths
- Quitman -- 48 cases
- Tate -- 128 cases; 1 death
- Tippah -- 93 cases; 11 deaths
- Tunica -- 64 cases; 3 deaths
Tennessee -- 30,432 total cases and 475 deaths
- Crockett -- 18 cases; 3 deaths; 14 recoveries
- Dyer -- 91 cases; 57 recoveries
- Fayette -- 172 cases; 2 deaths; 131 recoveries
- Hardeman -- 217 cases; 199 recoveries
- Haywood -- 37 cases; 2 deaths; 28 recoveries
- Lauderdale -- 63 cases; 1 death; 50 recoveries
- McNairy -- 27 cases; 19 recoveries
- Tipton -- 510 cases; 3 deaths; 443 recoveries
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