Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, No New Recoveries​

August 20, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:17am on Thursday, August 20, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 3 new cases and the cumulative case count is now 415. The death count is 14 for Shelby County. (The DSHS website dashboard shows 18 deaths for Shelby County as of Aug 5th.)

According to the state's algorithm to determine recoveries, there are no new recoveries reported and the total of recoveries is 374. The number of active cases is 27.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

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

Center (75935) - 13 (3 new) 
Joaquin (75954) - 5 
Shelbyville (75973) - 1
Tenaha (75974) - 4
Timpson (75975) - 4 

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 277 (3 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 27 
Shelbyville (75973) - 25 
Tenaha (75974) - 50
Timpson (75975) - 36 

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 38 cases (1 new)
Ages 21 to 40: 135 cases (1 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 128 cases (1 new), 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 73 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 34 cases, 6 deaths 
Age unknown: 7 cases