MEMPHIS, Tenn. — 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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A look at COVID-19 numbers in Memphis and Shelby County for October 19th
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531 new cases & 10 new deaths in Arkansas
3:10 p.m. - The Arkansas Department of Health reports 531 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths.
ADH reports 99,597 total cases and 89,217 have recovered.
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WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gives update on COVID-19 in the state
2:30 p.m. - Watch HERE.
(NEWS RELEASE) - Today, Governor Reeves announced additional measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. A new executive order places a 10% capacity requirement on healthcare facilities across the state. If hospitals cannot maintain 10% of their capacity for COVID-19 patients, they must delay elective procedures. This was a vital part of the effort to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed during the summer wave. Mississippi’s COVID-19 cases have increased over the past few weeks—part of a global and national trend of increasing cases.
The governor also announced additional targeted measures for counties which meet the standards established during the summer wave. In these counties, indoor social gatherings should be limited to groups of 10. Outdoor social gatherings should be limited to groups of 50. Face coverings are required while indoors and interacting with the public without social distancing.
“We’ve seen this before. We know what can happen if we allow this to get out of control, and so we want to be proactive to prevent that from happening,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “None of these elements are silver bullets. None of them will totally eliminate the virus. We have to allow for life to go on in the meantime. As we wait for a vaccine, our mission is the same as it ever was: to prevent our healthcare system from being overwhelmed. That has to be the focus.”
The counties with additional COVID-19 safety measures are Chickasaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Forrest, Itawamba, Jackson, Lamar, Lee, and Neshoba.
Counties must meet the following criteria for additional measures: more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents over a designated two-week period or more than 200 cases total over the designated two-week period (with more than 200 cases per 100,000 residents).
A copy of the executive order can be found here.
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3,317 new cases & 13 new deaths in Tennessee
2:00 p.m. - The Tennessee Department of Health reports 3,317 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths, for a total of 232,061 cases and 2,922 deaths in the state.
There are currently 1,188 hospitalizations and 205,832 recoveries. 3,371,897 have been tested in the state.
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287 new cases & 2 new deaths in Shelby County
10:00 a.m. - The Shelby County Health Department reports 287 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths, for a total of 34,508 cases and 553 deaths in the county.
There have been 31,994 recoveries.
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586 new cases & no new deaths in Mississippi
9:25 a.m. - The Mississippi State Department of Health reports 586 new cases and no new deaths for both Saturday and Sunday, for a total of 110,592 cases and 3,171 deaths in the state.
Desoto County has 85 new cases, for a total of 6,636 cases and 77 deaths in the county.