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Breaking down the latest COVID-19 data in Memphis & the Mid-South

We will be monitoring Mid-South coronavirus numbers and will update this page as they come in.

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MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Local 24 News continues to track the latest COVID-19 numbers in Memphis and the Mid-South. On this page you will find case information for Shelby County, as well as the states of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

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10:00 a.m. – The Shelby County Health Department reports 49 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths for a total of 34,009 cases and 548 deaths in the county.

There have been 31,752 recoveries.

Find the full breakdown from the Shelby County Health Department HERE.

Here is the @ShelbyTNHealth #COVID19 update for Saturday, October 17, 2020.

For more information, please visit https://t.co/sdaG4Xpvgb and click on COVID-19 Resource Center for the #DataDashboard page:https://t.co/3dGbVc7IEj pic.twitter.com/YOWSBMxCL9
— Shelby County Health (@ShelbyTNHealth) October 17, 2020

2:00 p.m.- The Tennessee Department of Health reports 2,646 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths for a total of 226,139 cases and 32 deaths in the state.

Currently, officials say there are 1,166 hospitalizations, 203,586 recovered and 3,294,056 have been tested in the state.

Find the full breakdown from the Tennessee Department of Health HERE.

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 226,139 as of October 17, 2020 including 2,903 deaths, 1,166 current hospitalizations and 203,586 recovered. [Percent positive for today is 8.62% ] For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/Psc3HfgZ8j. pic.twitter.com/SD7B6UT9vb
— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) October 17, 2020

11:00 a.m. – The Mississippi Department of Health reports 751 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths for a total of 110,006 cases and 3,171 deaths in the state.

DeSoto County health officials report a total 6,495 cases.

Find the full breakdown from the Mississippi State Department of Health HERE.

Today MSDH is reporting 751 more cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, 10 deaths, and 127 ongoing outbreaks in long-term care facilities. The total of #covid19 cases for the year is now 110,006, with 3,171 deaths. Case details and prevention guidance at https://t.co/QP8mlJ41AN pic.twitter.com/jOsNAeGihk
— MS Dept of Health (@msdh) October 17, 2020

The Arkansas Department of Health reports a total of 97,539 COVID-19 cases and 1,665 deaths in the state.

Currently 87,256 have recovered.

Crittenden County, Arkansas health officials reports a total of 2,117 COVID-19 cases.

Find a full breakdown from the Arkansas Department of Health HERE.

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Arkansas COVID-19 cases and statistics for Saturday October 17, 2020