Health department: Third Shelby County case confirmed

By Elle Perry and Jane Roberts, Daily Memphian Updated: March 17, 2020 3:02 PM CT | Published: March 17, 2020 2:17 PM CT

A third person in Shelby County has contracted the novel coronavirus, the Shelby County Health Department announced in a Tuesday, March 17, press conference.

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