Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 5 New Cases, 4 New Recoveries​​​

August 28, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 7:45am on Friday, August 28, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 5 new case and the cumulative case count is now 431. 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 4 new recoveries reported and the total of recoveries is 387. The number of active cases is 30.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

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

Center (75935) - 17 (4 new, 1 recovery) 
Joaquin (75954) - 4 (2 recoveries)
Shelbyville (75973) - 2
Tenaha (75974) - 4 (1 new)
Timpson (75975) - 3 (1 recovery)

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 286 (4 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 29
Shelbyville (75973) - 27
Tenaha (75974) - 51 (1 new)
Timpson (75975) - 38

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 40 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 141 cases (2 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 128 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 79 cases (2 new), 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 36 cases (1 new), 6 deaths 
Age unknown: 7 cases