Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, 6 Recoveries​

August 6, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:00am on Thursday, August 6, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 7 new cases raising the cumulative case count to 386. 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, 6 new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries increases to 296. The number of active cases is now 76.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

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

Center (75935) - 40 (4 new, 2 recoveries)
Joaquin (75954) - 5 (2 new, 2 recoveries)
Shelbyville (75973) - 6
Tenaha (75974) - 15 (1 new)
Timpson (75975) - 10 (2 recoveries)

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 260 (4 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 22 (2 new)
Shelbyville (75973) - 24
Tenaha (75974) - 47 (1 new)
Timpson (75975) - 33

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 36 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 127 cases (3 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 119 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 65 cases (3 new), 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 32 cases (1 new), 6 deaths
Age unknown: 7 cases