Strickland has breakthrough COVID case
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said that despite being vaccinated he has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Strickland said he had been experiencing mild symptoms including congestion that prompted him to get tested with the results being positive Friday.
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