Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 24 More Recoveries for 109 Active Cases​

June 24, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:00am on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 1 new cases for a total of 258 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS reports 24 more recoveries, 18 of those recoveries were previously on the “lost to follow list” but have been reported as recovered now. The total recoveries is now 141 leaving 109 active cases.

The death count remains at 8, however, TxDSHS does show 9 deaths on their COVID-19 dashboard for Shelby County.

DSHS also reports of the 258 cumulative cases, 16 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 187 (1 New)
Joaquin (75954) - 10
Shelbyville (75973) - 17
Tenaha (75974) - 25
Timpson (75975) - 19

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 17 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 82 cases
Ages 41 to 60: 84 cases, 4 death
Ages 61 to 80: 46 cases, 3 death
Ages 81 to 100: 24 cases (1 New), 1 death
Age unknown: 5 cases