Next week, vaccine could be depleted by Thursday at mass sites
“As many doses as I have on hand, that’s how many appointments I will have next week,” said City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen.
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March 2021
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Now being vaccinated: Locals 45 and up
Shelby County’s reproductive rate rose to 1 last week for the first time in 2021, indicating cases are again increasing, likely due to the highly contagious U.K. variant.
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Frequency of local UK variant doubles to 30% in weeks
Cases of COVID-19 fell steadily in January and February. The plateau now is very likely due to the U.K. variant pulling the numbers up again, Dr. Manoj Jain says.
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Shelby County returns to SignUpGenius
Due to glitches with the state’s VRAS vaccine signup program, Shelby County has reverted to SignUpGenius to schedule appointments, Mayor Jim Strickland announced.
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More than 82,000 vaccinations performed in past 2 weeks
From Feb. 27 through Saturday, Shelby County Health Department reported 82,037 total doses administered, with 55,920 people receiving their first dose and 26,117 more received their second vaccination.
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Pop-up sites critical to provide access to vaccine
To build capacity, the City of Memphis expects to run five or six fixed vaccination sites plus one or two pop-up locations in neighborhoods where access is an issue.
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Shelby County likely through worst of pandemic, health official says
Shelby County’s likely survived the worst of COVID-19, though there are two caveats that could alter the trajectory, David Sweat, county health department deputy director, said Thursday.
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February 2021
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Lab confirms South African variant present in Memphis
South African strain has shown to be more resistant to vaccines than other known variants.
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Vaccine shots and COVID cases both down in last 2 weeks
Overall, a total of 103,633 total doses were administered in Shelby County. At least 74,396 people in Shelby County received one vaccine dose; 29,237 people have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to Health Department data.
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January 2021
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COVID-19 metrics trending downward in Shelby County
From Jan. 9 to Saturday, the Health Department reported an average of 482 new cases and 4,054 test results a day yielding an 11.9% positivity rate.
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Shelby County remains in ‘middle of the worst part’ of pandemic
From Dec. 26, 2020 to Jan. 9, 2021, the Health Department reported an average of 601 cases and 3,870 test results a day yielding a 15.5% positivity rate.
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COVID surge taxing contact tracing efforts of Health Dept.
The Health Department expects to double down on enforcement, targeting workplaces associated with spread, including warehouses and other industrial settings.
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December 2020
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Health care employees most vulnerable in local workforce
Nurses in hospitals are the most vulnerable, according to contact tracing interviews conducted in the last 30 days.
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November 2020
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Restaurateurs seek data and dialogue from Health Department
The Memphis Restaurant Association wants to know why the Health Department rules continue to change for restaurants, and calls for better communication from health officials.
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Health Department looks at tripwires as coronavirus cases mount
From 450 contact tracing interviews last week, the Health Department sees transmission is happening when people take masks off in restaurants, in gyms and in small social gatherings.
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Nurses, aides taking brunt of new COVID-19 cases
Some evidence suggests workers are infecting others when they let their guard down outside patient rooms.
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Thanksgiving loads up COVID anxiety
Health Department asks faith leaders for their help as holidays approach, and church for many, will take center stage.
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October 2020
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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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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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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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COVID-19 transmission increases as cases and hospitalizations rise locally
From Oct. 3 to Saturday, Oct. 17, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 155 new coronavirus cases and 3,039 test results each day, yielding a 5.1% positivity rate.
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Coronavirus numbers return to late July levels
“COVID-19 is still a very much present danger to the people of Shelby County and can be found in virtually all parts of Shelby County,” said Shelby County Health Department Deputy Director David Sweat.
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Contact tracing is critical, but not always successful
Almost every day, 15%-20% of the people in Shelby County who test positive do not respond to calls from the health department for contact tracing.
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September 2020
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New COVID-19 cases remain stable in Shelby County
From Sept. 5 to Sept 19, the Health Department reported an average of 148 new coronavirus cases each day. That’s similar to the 146 new-case average from the preceding 14-day period.
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Coronavirus task force: Containing spread critical now as cases rise
The average number of new cases has risen from 121 to 164 in the early days of this week.
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