Today is day three of Back to Business protocols in Shelby County. City of Memphis Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen emphasized that the ability to go beyond this depends on what happens today. He cautioned against “letting our guard down” and pushed using face masks in public and more going in for testing.

Shelby County has 2,948 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Shelby County Health Department’s latest data. An increase of 26 cases from the day prior.