MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County said there were 852 new cases and 14 new deaths Wednesday. That makes a total of 216,034 cases and 2,877 deaths in the county since the pandemic began.
The department said 256 of the new cases are pediatric, and there are currently 5,402 active pediatric cases. There have been a total of 43,367 pediatric cases during the pandemic.
The 7-day rolling average for cases in Shelby County is 1,319, with a total of 550,652 people vaccinated in the county. Find more HERE.
The State of Tennessee reports an average of 16,226 new cases per day and 86 new deaths per day for the week of January 9, 2022 through January 15, 2022. There are a total of 1,653,144 cases and 21,694 deaths in the state since the start of the pandemic.
The State of Mississippi reports 4,909 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths Tuesday, for a total of 699,002 cases and 10,755 deaths in the state since the beginning of the pandemic.
Desoto County has a total of 44,743 cases and 476 deaths in the county.
The Arkansas Department of Health said there were 7,943 new cases and 24 new deaths Tuesday. The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic is 749,824 and 9,556 total deaths.
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For more on vaccinations in Tennessee, click here: https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov/covid-19-vaccine-information.html
Here's where to find vaccinations in DeSoto County, Mississippi: https://www.desotocountyms.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=856
Find more on vaccinations in Mississippi here: https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420,976.html
Here's where to find more on vaccinations in the state of Arkansas: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-vaccination-plan
Find more on vaccines everywhere: https://www.vaccines.gov/