Active Virus Cases Fall to 1,267, Lowest in Months
New virus case numbers rose by 95 over the last 24 hours, putting the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 32,048.
Total current active cases of the virus fell to 1,267 Monday from the 1,452 active cases reported Friday morning. The new count is lowest the figure has been in months.
The Shelby County Health Department said tests given here now total 466,813. However, only 282,342 people have been tested in Shelby County.
The latest weekly positivity rate fell one percentage point from the week before, the biggest decline in the number for three weeks. The average rate of positive tests for the week of September 20th was 5.2 percent, down from the 6.3 percent rate recorded for the Week of September 13th.
The latest weekly positive rate is the lowest since the week of May 17th. The figure was 4 percent for the week of May 4th. But before that, the figure had only been as low as 5 percent during the week of March 8th.
Total deaths now stand at 488. The average age of those who have died here is 73, according to the health department. The age of the youngest COVID-19 death was 13. The oldest to die from the virus here was 100.
There are 6,803 contacts in quarantine.
