August 18, 2020 - Shelby County is currently seeing an all-time low of “active” cases of Coronavirus. This is according to Texas Department of State health Services (DSHS) that report any new cases, recoveries, and deaths to the Shelby County Office of Emergency Management.

We continue to report only cases, recoveries, and deaths that DSHS reports to us. We use no other source to report our numbers.

August 18, 2020 - At 1:23am on Tuesday, August 18, the Joaquin VFD was dispatched to a structure fire in the 100 block of Morris Street.

August 16, 2020 - FM 2026 (Folsom Chapel Road) was the scene of a major two-vehicle collision which resulted in multiple fatalities Sunday, August 16, 2020, at 5:40pm.

August 14, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:46am on Friday, August 14, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 1 new case and the cumulative case count is now 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, nine new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries increases to 346. The number of active cases is 46.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

August 13, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:25am on Thursday, August 13, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 4 new cases and the cumulative case count is now 405. 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, four new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries increases to 337. The number of active cases is 54.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages: