Coronavirus: Fifth straight day of more than 100 new cases
The Shelby County Health Department reported 119 new coronavirus cases and six additional COVID-related deaths on Sunday.
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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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The Shelby County Health Department reported 119 new coronavirus cases and six additional COVID-related deaths on Sunday.
When Shelby County Schools students entered their school buildings this month, many did so for the first time in about a year. But children attending smaller suburban municipal districts had been back for months.
Former Vice President Al Gore joined with Memphis residents fighting construction of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline, which he called a “reckless, racist, rip-off.”
University of Memphis President M. David Rudd announced Wednesday, March 10, that this year would be his last year in the position.
Freedom Preparatory Academy charter schools will re-open their school buildings, starting with kindergarten and first- graders, Monday, March 8.
Monday was the first day of in-person classes for Shelby County Schools.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 136 new cases and no additional deaths on Sunday, Feb. 28.
SCS teachers are preparing to be joined in their classrooms by students for the first time in nearly a year.
Shelby County Schools teachers received vaccines beginning Wednesday, just days before their students return to classrooms March 1.
Just before schools are set to open next week, more than 6,000 Shelby County Schools employees will receive their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division will suspend service cutoffs for nonpayment until further notice and extend its pandemic payment plan option. The boil water advisory remains in effect.
There have been 104,364 vaccines administered in Shelby County, with 74,619 people receiving at least a first dose, and the remaining 29,745 doses given to people who are now fully vaccinated after receiving a second dose.
When Shelby County Schools teachers got vaccinated after a surprise last-minute availability, Superintendent Joris Ray “took the opportunity to stand with” them.
After a late-night notification, teachers braved Monday’s weather to receive expiring doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Some savored the unusual weather, including a couple having a Valentine’s Day wedding, while others stormed stores to stock up.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 180 new cases and one additional virus-related death Sunday.
Ken Taylor, a well-known politico and education advocate, died Monday at age 36.
Many Memphians are growing frustrated and the gap between those receiving first and second doses is widening.
Friends for Life opened The Haven, its larger HIV/AIDS outreach and support center, near the University of Memphis Sunday, Feb. 7, on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 319 new coronavirus cases and 7 additional deaths on Sunday, Feb. 7.
Brown Baptist Church in Southaven is hosting a blood drive to combat the nationwide blood shortage that has been worsened by the pandemic.
Second-dose shots at the Pipkin Center this week will not hinder distribution of the first dose as many still await vaccination, officials said.
Traffic at the Pipkin Building for COVID-19 vaccines was at a trickle Tuesday because the site was only available for the few ready for a second dose.
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, here’s what Shelby County can learn from other areas around the nation.
In an address to the Memphis Rotary Club, Dr. Jon McCullers gave a practical picture of the road ahead for Shelby County’s pandemic response in 2021.