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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.
Elle Perry
There are 1022 articles by Elle Perry :
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 9: State reports 4,634 cases, 94 deaths
The Tennessee Department of Health puts the Shelby County coronavirus case number at 1,006.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 13: Tennessee up to 5,610 cases, 109 deaths
The state reports 1,331 confirmed cases in Shelby County.
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April 2020
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 10: Vanderbilt model suggests mid-May to mid-June peak, depending on behavior
The best-case scenario assumes statewide testing and improved contact tracing.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus Live Blog, April 7: Tennessee at 4,138 cases, 72 deaths
Shelby County has 19 fatalities compared to 9 in Davidson County.
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South Memphis Comprehensive rezoning proposed for Lamar auto corridor
The 7.5-mile stretch of Lamar Avenue from Bellevue to Prescott encompasses 188 parcels that would be rezoned in the process.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus Live Blog, April 6: Shelby County deaths now at 17
The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County currently stands at 789, according to the Shelby County Health Department.
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South Memphis Vo-tech training to include 3-D printing and production
Joel Weinshanker's Made in Memphis LLC is set to move into the old Graves Elementary building in Whitehaven. Job training will be linked to Shelby County Schools.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 1: Marshall Co. Schools suspends meal plan
Health Department medical director Dr. Bruce Randolph said 5,506 have been tested, with 9% positive.
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Metro Building permit filed for Whitehaven Starbucks
The permit, filed Tuesday, March 31, is valued at $525,000.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, March 31: Shelby County reports 405 cases, including 3 deaths
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.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 23: Second St. Jude employee tests positive
The Tennessee Department of Health releases the latest numbers: 93 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shelby County and 615 cases in Tennessee.
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CoronavirusCoronavirus daily blog, March 20: Graceland closing through at least April 3
The total number of Shelby County cases is up to 30, and Shelby County Schools is scrapping its plan to provide lunches for students due to a Central Nutrition Center employee testing positive for COVID-19.
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Business Putting the Zoom in Zumba: How gyms are adapting
In this time of physical distancing, Memphians are connecting for wellness and exercise via the internet.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 13: Grizzlies to pay game-night employees
- Germantown cancels programming until end of March
- Bartlett changes municipal services
- Municipal school districts to close through March 27
- First Shelby County coronavirus patient released from hospital
- Weekend looms large for restaurateurs
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case
- Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
- Small business emergency declared
- Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
- Community Foundation launches response fund
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BusinessCoronavirus daily blog, March 16: SCS extends closure to April 6
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- Catholic Diocese of Memphis decree cancels Eucharist celebration, excuses people from mass
- U of M may postpone spring graduation
- Dow experiences worst day since 1987
- Gov. urges all Tennessee schools to close
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CoronavirusCoronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.
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