How we fare with peer cities on COVID-19
Christ Community Health Services staff members collect nasal swabs during drive-thru coronavirus testing Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2020 on Lamar Avenue. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
As the numbers tick up, Memphis and four other municipalities see similar trajectories.
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Dr. Jeff Warren Dr. Stephen Threlkeld Melissa McPheeters Center for Improving the Public’s Health through Informatics Vanderbilt University Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox Center for Health Economics Washington University Dr. Manoj Jain Birmingham St. Louis Indianapolis NashvilleJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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