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

August 12, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:35am on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, TxDSHS has reported no new cases and the cumulative case count remains at 401. 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 over the weekend and the total of recoveries remains at 333. The number of active cases is 54.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

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

Center (75935) - 28
Joaquin (75954) - 6
Shelbyville (75973) - 2
Tenaha (75974) - 11
Timpson (75975) - 7

Cumulative Cases in each zip code:

Center (75935) - 269
Joaquin (75954) - 24
Shelbyville (75973) - 24
Tenaha (75974) - 50
Timpson (75975) - 34

Ages of Confirmed Cases:

Ages 1 to 20: 37 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 132 cases
Ages 41 to 60: 123 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 61 to 80: 68 cases, 4 deaths
Ages 81 to 100: 34 cases, 6 deaths 
Age unknown: 7 cases