Two dozen restaurants sign up for regular COVID testing
Test to Protect will work by allowing businesses to test their own employees with PCR nose-swab kits they can use at work or in their homes.
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November 2020
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Coronavirus: More than 250 cases added to total
The 265 cases come from 2,538 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.4%.
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Coronavirus: Hospitalizations continue to climb
There were 316 COVID-positive people in area hospital beds as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System; 94 were in intensive care units.
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Coronavirus: Number of hospitalized patients nears 300
The last time the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients reached 300 was Aug. 17.
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October 2020
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Shelby County COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations trending upward
From Oct. 17 to Saturday, Oct. 31, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 268 new cases and 3,715 tests a day with a 7.2% positivity rate.
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Shelby County reports 284 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Overall, the Shelby County Health Department has reported 37,764 coronavirus cases and 573 deaths, classifying 34,273 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 2,918, an increase from the 2,887 reported Friday.
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Nearly 300 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total
Those 288 cases come from 3,169 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 9.1%.
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Health officials: COVID hospitalizations going up substantially
In expanded contact tracing interviews the Health Department has done with 704 infected people in the last month, 63% had symptoms but were out shopping, meeting with friends and going to work.
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Fewer than 200 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total
Thursday, Oct. 29 marks the second time in the past 12 days that new cases have been under 200. One new death brings the total to 570.
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Students to go back in-person at Shelby County Schools but will teachers?
Students will still use laptops, tablets and headphones for in-school learning, in the same way they are learning in virtual school.
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Some suburban leaders change course amid rising COVID-19 numbers
Mayors are concerned about rising cases, with at least one, Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald, joining the call of local health officials for a statewide mask mandate.
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Shelby County coronavirus case total grows by only 200 today
In Shelby County, 315,615 people have been tested for coronavirus; 12% have received a positive result.
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Health Dept.: Coronavirus numbers ‘foreshadow challenging fall’
“The only community that is not in the red is Tate County, Mississippi,” said Shelby County Health Dept. Deputy Director David Sweat. “If you live anywhere in the Mid-South, you live in a county we determine to be at high risk of transmission.”
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SCS gives parents more time to decide where their children will learn
Parents will have an extra week to decide if their children will stay with virtual learning or return to school.
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COVID-19 task force briefings go back to twice-weekly
Beginning this week the COVID-19 task force briefings are back to twice a week after coronavirus case numbers increased.
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Shelby County jury trials in holding pattern
Shelby County Criminal Court was set to begin holding some trials next month, but now restarting jury trials is on hold until the health department issues COVID-19 safety protocols.
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Shelby County sees another day of 400-plus new COVID cases
There were 256 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds as of 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Drive-thru coronavirus testing coming to Millington
The testing will be conducted at Crosspointe Baptist Church.
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Shelby County reports 414 new COVID-19 cases as testing numbers rise
This is the highest single-day total since the 664 new cases reported Aug. 1. The Health Department has reported at least 200 new COVID-19 cases seven days in a row.
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Pandemic increases headaches of all kinds, including throbbing ones
Tension of the moment, COVID-19 itself and all the ways people are trying to cope create an uptick in headaches.
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New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rising in Shelby County
From Oct. 10 to Saturday, Oct. 24, the Shelby County Health Department recorded a daily average of 213 new coronavirus cases and 3,326 tests results with a 6.4% positivity rate. The Health Department has reported at least 200 new cases seven days in a row, with the highpoint of 414 new cases on Saturday.
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Coronavirus: Week of 200+ new daily cases continues
More than 200 additional coronavirus cases every day is our new normal.
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Tenn. releases coronavirus vaccination distribution plan
A preliminary plan for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines prioritizes vulnerable populations and areas hard hit by the virus.
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Coronavirus: Area sees fifth consecutive day of 200+ new cases
The Shelby County Health Department has reported at least 200 new coronavirus cases every day this week.
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Shelby County adds another 200 coronavirus cases
The day’s positivity rate was above 11%.
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