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Here are the number of COVID-19 cases across the Mid-South

This is a look at where Shelby County, as well as Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, currently stand for COVID-19 cases.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County said there were 1,613 new cases Monday. That makes a total of 204,741 cases and 2,808 deaths in the county since the pandemic began.

The department said 410 of the new cases are pediatric, and there are currently 6,736 active pediatric cases. There have been a total of 39,606 pediatric cases during the pandemic.

The 7-day rolling average for cases in Shelby County is 1,950, with a total of 548,355 people vaccinated in the county. Find more HERE.

Here is the @ShelbyTNHealth COVID19 update for Monday, January 17, 2022.
For more information, please visit https://t.co/SdCYWhYfGJ for access to the COVID-19 Data page. pic.twitter.com/zuUGJOE1uC
— Shelby County Health (@ShelbyTNHealth) January 17, 2022

The State of Tennessee reports an average of 13,503 new cases per day and 31 new deaths per day for the week of January 2, 2022 through January 8, 2022. There are a total of 1,540,515 cases and 21,095 deaths in the state since the start of the pandemic.

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

RELATED: Tennessee moving from daily to weekly COVID-19 data updates for the state

TN COVID-19 DATA UPDATE: Starting today, Jan 5, daily COVID-19 data reports will shift to weekly data reports. Data reported today will be for the week of Dec 26-Jan 1. Data reported Jan 12 will be for the week of Jan 2-8. Visit https://t.co/Pwof6IANuV for updates on Wednesdays. pic.twitter.com/GNG1dRkZFo
— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) January 5, 2022

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The State of Mississippi reports 9,300 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths Friday, for a total of 634,628 cases and 10,625 deaths in the state since the beginning of the pandemic.

Desoto County has a total of 41,451 cases and 463 deaths in the county.

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

Today MSDH is reporting 9,300 more cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, 19 deaths, and 298 ongoing outbreaks in long-term care facilities. State #covid19 totals: 634,628 cases, 10,625 deaths, and 1,466,953 persons fully vaccinated. Full information: https://t.co/YCv9xPyJDk pic.twitter.com/wmb8EJKauY
— MS Dept of Health (@msdh) January 14, 2022

The Arkansas Department of Health said there were 3,600 new cases and 3 new deaths Monday. The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic is 684,776 and 9,437 total deaths.

You can find more details here.

Today’s report shows a decline in active cases, in part due to the lower testing numbers from the weekend. Hospitalizations continue to increase which means it is more important than ever to get your booster shot or your first dose. pic.twitter.com/HytAhInwQn
— Gov. Asa Hutchinson (@AsaHutchinson) January 17, 2022

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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/