Covid cases in Shelby County continued a prolonged fall from the record-high figures posted this summer as the Delta variant spread here.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases hit a milestone this week. That average fell below 100 for the first time in many weeks to 90 on Friday.
The lower numbers are the reason the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) lifted the mask mandate here, in place for several weeks.
Another interesting data point published Friday is the rising number of vaccinations in the county. The daily average of vaccines here rose by hundreds (to 1,853) over the week, likely pushed higher by those getting a third dose of the shot or a booster. So far, 502,463 have been vaccinated in Shelby County. That is 71.8 percent of the total county goal of 700,000.
