Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 5 New Cases

June 23, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:00am on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 5 new cases for a total of 257 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS also reports 123 total recoveries and 122 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 257 cumulative cases, 34 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) - 186 (5 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 (1 New), 3 death
Ages 81 to 100: 23 cases (4 New), 1 death
Age unknown: 5 cases