News

Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases

June 30, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 9:20am on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 2 new cases for a total of 274 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS reports 146 recoveries and 118 active cases.

The state reports 10 deaths from COVID-19.

Of the 274 cumulative cases, 18 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery. These will continue to stay on the active case list until DSHS notifies us otherwise.

Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 2 New Deaths

​June 29, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:30am on Monday, June 29, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 8 new cases for a total of 272 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS reports 146 recoveries and 116 active cases.

The state also reports 2 new deaths for a total of 10 deaths from COVID-19.

Of the 272 cumulative cases, 18 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, Active Cases by Zip Code

June 26, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 10:00am on Friday, June 26, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 3 new cases for a total of 264 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS reports zero new recoveries for a total of 146 recoveries leaving 110 active cases.

The death count remains at 8, however, TxDSHS does show 9 deaths on their COVID-19 dashboard for Shelby County.

DSHS also reports of the 264 cumulative cases, 18 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.

Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: Breakdown for 31 New Cases in Last 10 Days

June 25, 2020 - Shelby County Emergency Management reports there have been 31 new cases reported in the last 10 day period. This spike is due, in part to DSHS reporting that 11 of these cases were from Tyson. DSHS also has reported 9 new cases at Focused Care Nursing Center during this same 10 day time period. The outbreak at Focused Care has a total of 21 confirmed cases but 6 of those have been reported as recovered. Leaving 15 active cases at the facility. DSHS has not reported any hospitalizations to us from the outbreak at Focused Care.

Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 24 More Recoveries for 109 Active Cases​

June 24, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:00am on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 1 new cases for a total of 258 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS reports 24 more recoveries, 18 of those recoveries were previously on the “lost to follow list” but have been reported as recovered now. The total recoveries is now 141 leaving 109 active cases.

The death count remains at 8, however, TxDSHS does show 9 deaths on their COVID-19 dashboard for Shelby County.

Local Officials Release COVID-19 Update: 5 New Cases

June 23, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:00am on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 5 new cases for a total of 257 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS also reports 123 total recoveries and 122 active cases.

The death count remains at 8, however, TxDSHS does show 9 deaths on their COVID-19 dashboard for Shelby County.

DSHS also reports of the 257 cumulative cases, 34 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.

Shelby County Outreach Ministries Cancels Closure

June 22, 2020 (Update) - Shelby County Outreach Ministries is glad to announce that we were not exposed to COVID-19 and feel it is safe to resume operations. Helping Hands will be open on Wednesdays from 10-2 and on Fridays from 10-2 in order to distribute emergency food boxes. We will continue to serve clients through Drive-Thru only. Please stay inside your vehicle with your windows rolled up. Have your ID available to show through the window. Senior Citizens will continue to be served through frozen meals and phone calls.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - News