Memphis kindness live blog, April 3: St. Jude patient gets end-of-chemo parade
Isabella, a 4-year-old patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sailed into hospital history with her decidedly-of-the-times No More Chemo party.
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Isabella, a 4-year-old patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sailed into hospital history with her decidedly-of-the-times No More Chemo party.
The funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that became law.
There are now 3,633 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee, up from 3,321 Saturday. There have been 44 deaths in the state, up from 43 Saturday.
There are 132 reported cases of COVID-19 in DeSoto County as of Sunday, April 5, according to the latest numbers from the Mississippi Department of Health.
The current total of COVID-19 cases confirmed in the state of Tennessee is 3,067.
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.
Daily Memphian photographers Jim Weber, Mark Weber and Patrick Lantrip, along with a number of regular contributors, document the impact as citizens, businesses and government deal with the novel coronavirus in Memphis and Shelby County. To view our full coverage, check out The Daily Memphian’s coronavirus landing page. For more images, view the April gallery here.
Health Department medical director Dr. Bruce Randolph said 5,506 have been tested, with 9% positive.