Frequency of local UK variant doubles to 30% in weeks
Germantown School Board member Angela Griffith receives a vaccine from registered nurse Alison Herrington at Germantown Baptist Church on March 5. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Cases of COVID-19 fell steadily in January and February. The plateau now is very likely due to the U.K. variant pulling the numbers up again, Dr. Manoj Jain says.
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Dr. Manoj Jain David Sweat Colleen Jonsson UTHSC Poplar Healthcare AEL Compass LabsJane 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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