New virus case numbers rose by 118 over the last 24 hours. The new cases put the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March 2020 at 90,615.
Total current active cases of the virus — the number of people known to have COVID-19 in the county — fell slightly to 1,049. The figure had dipped below 1,000 last for the first time in a year last week. 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 1.2 percent of all cases of the virus reported here since March 2020.
As of Tuesday in Shelby County, 269,913 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been given. So far, 84,049 people had been given two doses for full vaccination, and 185,864 had been given a single dose.
The Shelby County Health Department reported that 1,080,702 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.
Ten new deaths were reported over the last 24 hours. The total death toll now stands at 1,558. Not all of these deaths likely occurred within the last 24 hours as reports are collected from many agencies.
