COVID-19 Update from Mayor Strickland (4/5)

After having weeks of nothing but clouds and rain, the weather has been almost perfect this weekend tempting us all to let our guards down. But after reading this article, it makes me all the more proud of our community. Thank you, Memphis, for staying vigilant and keeping your distance from one another. This will not last forever, and we will get through this together.

Important Small Business Resources

Small businesses have been hit especially hard by COVID-19. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program provides guaranteed loans for 8 weeks while encouraging businesses to keep their employees on payroll. Learn more and apply for this program here.

The Small Business Administration provides a number of other loan resources for small businesses to utilize when operating their business during this time. For more information on loans or how to connect with a lender, visit SBA’s website by clicking here.

Economic Relief

COVID-19 has financially hurt many us across our country. To help relieve the burden on as many people as possible, the federal government has put new laws and regulations into place to help our nation.

If an individual makes less than $75,000 a year, they will receive a $1,200 check. Couples filing jointly who make less than $150,000 a year will receive a check for $2,400 with an additional $500 per eligible child. The IRS will use your 2019 tax returns if you’ve already filed. If you have not, they will use your 2018 tax returns. This money should begin to arrive within two to three weeks. For more information on these economic payments, click here. 

Due to COVID-19, the federal income tax filing date has been extended from April 15 to July 15. This will allow for more time and relief for those struggling to meet the original deadline.  Learn more, here. 

Student loans payments will also be delayed without interest or penalty for six months for 95 percent of borrowers. For more information on this student loan relief, click here. 

Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 Daily Update: April 5, 2020

COVID-19 Cases
Shelby County Cases	754
Deaths	11
Total Tested in Shelby County	8514
Tennessee Total Cases	3,633* *As of 2:00 p.m. 4/5/20
Other Jurisdictions:
Tipton County, TN	31
Desoto County, MS	118
Crittenden County, AR	44
Numbers current as of 10:00 a.m. 4/5/2020

Shelby County currently has 754 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The total number of deaths in Shelby County attributed to COVID-19 to 11.

Map of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County as of 04/04/2020

Data Source: National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)

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COVID-19 Cases in Shelby County by Age as of 04/04/2020

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Data Source: National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)

Shelby County Health Department has added a data page to its COVID-19 webpage: www.shelbytnhealth.com/coronavirus.  It includes a number of data points about the distribution of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County.

All of Shelby County, including the municipalities and the unincorporated areas are under Safer at Home orders. Only essential businesses as spelled out in Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’s executive order of March 24, 2020, may remain open to the public. All assemblies and gatherings of more than 10 people outside of a private residence are prohibited. The list of essential and non-essential businesses can be viewed here:

For more information about the Safer at Home order or to register concerns, the public may contact:

• The City of Memphis 3-1-1 line
• The Shelby County Mayor’s Action Line: 901-222-2300
• The Shelby County Health Department’s COVID-19 Hotline: 833-943-1658
• Email shelbytnhealth@shelbycountytn.gov.