A record number of Covid tests came back positive in the week straddling August and September, according to the latest figures from the Shelby County Health Department.
From August 29th to September 4th, 24.3 percent of tests given were Covid positive. The new figure beats the previous high of weekly positive tests — 21 percent — seen in the first month of August. Positive tests held at 21 percent for two weeks and fell to 19.1 percent in the last full week of August.
Active case counts have fallen from around 8,000 two weeks ago to about 7,000 on Friday. Of the 7,066 active cases, 2,643 of them were pediatric cases.
