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Coronavirus Live Blog, April 8: COVID-19 claims life of FedEx pilot
There have been 449 hospitalizations statewide and 592 people have recovered from the disease.
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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There have been 449 hospitalizations statewide and 592 people have recovered from the disease.
Landmarks across the United States – including the Hernando DeSoto Bridge and Big River Crossing – are shining blue lights to stand in solidarity with health care workers and honor them.
Old Dominick has begun producing hand sanitizer at its Downtown distillery to help protect some most vulnerable to the coronavirus in the Memphis community.
Shelby County has 19 fatalities compared to 9 in Davidson County.
Memphis Oral School for the Deaf and Madonna Learning Center are confronting unique online learning challenges.
Governor Bill Lee will sign Executive Order 23 requiring that Tennesseans stay home unless they are carrying out essential activities as data shows an increase in citizen movement across the state.
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
While an Arizona developer's decision to pull out of plans to purchase the Germantown Country Club property has some hoping the city might re-enter the picture, at least one alderman thinks that's unlikely.
Health Department medical director Dr. Bruce Randolph said 5,506 have been tested, with 9% positive.
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
Tim Russell, assistant pastor to middle adults at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, died from complications of COVID-19. Friends reflected on the legacy he left and his impact on their lives.
Arizona-based Millennium Companies, which planned to purchase Germantown Country Club, has pulled out due to potential financial risks related to the COVID-19 crisis.
There have been 546 COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the metro area that comprises Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Crittenden County, Arkansas; and DeSoto and Marshall counties in Mississippi.
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
Gov. Bill Lee has ordered all nonessential businesses to close and Mayor Jim Strickland announces access to Memphis parks will be limited, starting Tuesday.
Germantown addressed letting go 209 employees due to the burden it would cause on the general fund. However, other suburbs have not made drastic changes yet.
The beeping of horns, thank you signs, cheers and applause were loud in the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville parking lot Sunday night as residents thanked health care workers for their service in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City of Memphis is now reporting 379 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Shelby County.