Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 1 New Case, No New Recoveries​​

August 26, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:49am on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 1 new case and the cumulative case count is now 426. The death count is 14 for Shelby County. (The DSHS website dashboard shows 19 deaths for Shelby County as of Aug 25th.)

According to the state's algorithm to determine recoveries, there are no new recoveries reported and the total of recoveries is 383. The number of active cases is 29.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

Active Cases in each zip code: (Change in Data)

Center (75935) - 14 (1 new) 
Joaquin (75954) - 6
Shelbyville (75973) - 2
Tenaha (75974) - 3 
Timpson (75975) - 4 

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 282 (1 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 29
Shelbyville (75973) - 27
Tenaha (75974) - 50
Timpson (75975) - 38

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 40 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 139 cases (1 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 128 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 77 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 35 cases, 6 deaths 
Age unknown: 7 cases