Coronavirus live blog, April 15: County approves $2.5M for virus expenses
Shelby County Commission has approved spending $2.5 million for coronavirus testing and other expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Shelby County Commission has approved spending $2.5 million for coronavirus testing and other expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Bill Lee provides an update on economic recovery for Tennessee.
The fund will be divided into three focus areas: education, food insecurity and support for small businesses and people in the local gig economy.
MicroPort Scientific and its Arlington-based orthopedics division have donated 100,000 surgical masks to Memphis Fire Services, and the company plans to donate 100,000 more locally soon.
The health department report points to a total of 115 new cases since confirming 1,616 cases of COVID-19 on Friday morning.
"There may come a time when we must reduce your city services due to city employees becoming infected with the virus,” Mayor Jim Strickland said in an email Thursday afternoon.
Las Americas and the Mid-South Food Bank will continue the food distribution events each Friday for the next several weeks.
Families in need, front-line workers in fight against COVID-19 among those to get help through donation.
There have been 633 hospitalizations and 1,969 people are classified as having recovered from the disease.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has named Chelsea Johnson as its director of community relations and BlueCross Foundation.