Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: No New Cases, 24 Recoveries

August 17, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 10:16am on Monday, August 17, 2020, TxDSHS has reported no new cases and the cumulative case count remains 406. 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, 24 new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries increases to 370. The number of active cases is 22.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

Active Cases in each zip code: (Change in Data) Corrected active cases for all areas.

Center (75935) - 10 (15 recoveries)
Joaquin (75954) - 4 (3 recoveries)
Shelbyville (75973) - 1 (2 recoveries)
Tenaha (75974) - 4 (3 recoveries)
Timpson (75975) - 3 (1 recoveries)

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 271 
Joaquin (75954) - 25 
Shelbyville (75973) - 25 
Tenaha (75974) - 50
Timpson (75975) - 35

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 37 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 133 cases 
Ages 41 to 60: 125 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 70 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 34 cases, 6 deaths 
Age unknown: 7 cases