New virus case numbers rose by 41 over the last 24 hours. The new cases put the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March 2020 at 89,960.
Total current active cases of the virus — the number of people known to have COVID-19 in the county — fell slightly to 972. It’s the first time the figure has been below 1,000 in nearly a year. The number reached a record high of more than 8,000 in late December and only rose above 2,000 in October. The new active case count represents 1.1 percent of all cases of the virus reported here since March 2020.
As of Friday in Shelby County, 234,037 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been given. So far, 69,277 people had been given two doses for full vaccination, and 164,760 had been given a single dose.
The Shelby County Health Department reported that 1,065,896 tests have been given since March. This figure includes multiple tests given to some people.
The latest weekly positivity rate rose slightly over the previous week but is still among the lowest levels since the pandemic began in March 2020. The average number of positive cases for the week of March 7th was 3.4 percent, just a little above the 3.3 percent rate recorded for the week of February 28th. That’s down from the record-high 17.5 percent in late December.
Five new deaths were reported over the last 24 hours. The total death toll now stands at 1,555.
