Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, No Recoveries​

August 7, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:30am on Friday, August 7, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 7 new cases raising the cumulative case count to 393. 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, no new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries remains at 296. The number of active cases is now 83.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

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

Center (75935) - 44 (4 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 6 (1 new)
Shelbyville (75973) - 6
Tenaha (75974) - 17 (2 new)
Timpson (75975) - 10

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 264 (4 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 23 (1 new)
Shelbyville (75973) - 24
Tenaha (75974) - 49 (2 new)
Timpson (75975) - 33

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 36 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 130 cases (3 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 121 cases (2 new), 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 67 cases (2 new), 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 32 cases, 6 deaths
Age unknown: 7 cases