COVID data in each surge led to different decisions locally
Christ Community Health Services staff members collect nasal swabs at a Lamar Avenue drive-thru coronavirus testing site on Oct. 20. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Each coronavirus surge in Shelby County came with an increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths that preceded the previous one as transmission rose significantly.
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Shelby County Health Department coronavirus Alisa Haushalter Bruce Randolph Lee Harris safer at homeOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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