How local investigators track COVID around Shelby County
By Marc Perrusquia, Special to The Daily Memphian
Published: March 27, 2020 11:38 AM CT
Lloyd Kimble is an investigator. He doesn’t solve crimes. He doesn’t shadow unfaithful spouses for divorce attorneys, audit taxpayers, or even dive to the bottom of seas in search of sunken treasure.
The Shelby County Health Department says the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases is 223, as of Friday, March 27. The health department also reports for the first time that 2,218 people have been tested in the county.
The record $2.2 trillion emergency relief package that Congress gave final approval to Friday is aimed at businesses caught in a public health lockdown that has closed companies and brought economic life to a standstill.
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