Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 9 New Cases, 13 Recoveries

July 31, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:00am on Friday, July 31, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 9 new cases increasing the cumulative case count to 371.

The death count is 14 for Shelby County. (The DSHS website dashboard now shows 16 deaths for Shelby County as of July 30th.)

According to the state's algorithm to determine recoveries, 13 new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries is 279. The number of active cases is 78.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

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

Center (75935) - 43 (5 new, 10 recoveries)
Joaquin (75954) - 5 (1 recovery)
Shelbyville (75973) - 6
Tenaha (75974) - 13 (1 new, 2 recoveries)
Timpson (75975) - 11 (3 new)

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 254 (5 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 20
Shelbyville (75973) - 23
Tenaha (75974) - 43 (1 new)
Timpson (75975) - 31 (3 new)

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 36 cases (1 new)
Ages 21 to 40: 122 cases (5 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 114 cases (1 new), 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 61 cases (1 new), 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 31 cases (1 new), 6 deaths
Age unknown: 7 cases