COVID now looks more like other common respiratory viruses
Shelby County Health Department Director, Dr. Michelle Taylor said, “The wastewater is indicating that (COVID) cases have been rising since early June and are approaching levels that are close to what we saw this past winter.” She said free testing kits are available at all Shelby County Health Department clinics. (Greg Campbell/The Daily Memphian file)
Like many parts of the world, the Memphis area is seeing a COVID uptick. What differs now is the virus has become endemic like the flu and RSV.
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Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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