New virus case numbers rose by 119 over the last 24 hours. The new cases put the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March 2020 at 90,734.
Total current active cases of the virus — the number of people known to have COVID-19 in the county — remained flat at 1,049. The figure had dipped below 1,000 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, 278,409 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been given. So far, 87,312 people had been given two doses for full vaccination, and 191,097 had been given a single dose.
The Shelby County Health Department reported that 1,083,670 tests have been given since March. This figure includes multiple tests given to some people.
The latest weekly positivity rate remained basically flat from the previous week, levels that are the lowest since the pandemic began in March 2020. The average number of positive cases for the week of March 14th was 3.8 percent, just a little above the 3.4 percent rate recorded for the week of March 7th. That’s down from the record-high 17.5 percent in late December.
No new deaths were reported over the last 24 hours. The total death toll now stands at 1,558.
