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Church Health chief executive Dr. Scott Morris: "Do you now somebody who has lost their job, who has lost their health insurance?... This might be a time to consider making a donation to Church Health."
The Church of the Holy Communion members have two reasons to celebrate: They finally get to see their renovated worship space, and each other.
Systemic racism and COVID-19 are both invisible and potentially deadly. Both are spread by fellow human beings and more likely to kill African Americans.
FedEx Logistics, Medline have distributed 900,000 face masks to hospitals in Central America and Caribbean, and more are on the way.
The dean of clinical affairs at UTHSC says the local pandemic is "under reasonable control" and a week of protests gathering hundreds of Memphians together was important enough to risk what might lead to a rise in confirmed cases.
Tennessee reported 5,676 new unemployment claims from the Memphis area in week ending May 30, for total of 97,696 since COVID-19 began causing massive layoffs and business closings.
The "last seven days" mark long-standing issues in Memphis and a renewed public interest in them as a global pandemic and nationwide protests intertwine.
Shelby County Health Department reported 190 new cases, the largest increase since April 24. “As things are now, based on the trends that we see now ... I do not think we can move into Phase 3 right now,” health officer Dr. Bruce Randolph said.
Ridgeway Baptist Church reopened Sunday morning, and about 130 of the flock attended.
The county reports a total of 5,003 confirmed coronavirus cases since the first case was reported in early March. The Shelby County Health Department reports 3,442 people have recovered. A total of 23,006 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Tennessee.
The daily positive rate of 8.8% means the daily rate has increased for five consecutive days.
The death count is dramatically lower than early warnings, but no less tragic, as coronavirus precautions left many victims to die alone, isolated from their spouses and children, dear friends and clergy.
The Tennessee Air National Guard has scheduled a statewide “Salute to Healthcare Heroes” flyover on Tuesday, May 12. A C-17 cargo plane based at the 164th Air Lift Wing at Memphis International Airport is scheduled to soar over the Memphis area from 2.to 2:15 p.m.
Gov. Bill Lee extended continuation of a previous executive order to boost social distancing efforts. It maintains extended deadlines for motor vehicles and handgun permits and encourages working from home.
COVID-19 pushed the April unemployment rates in Memphis and Shelby County to 14.3% and 12.9%, respectively, but those rates remained below the statewide and national averages of 14.7%.
The Mike Rose Soccer Complex lost five tournament events to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact ran in the "hundreds of thousands of dollars," general manager Kim Talley said.
The nonprofit social work and health agency wants to add walk-up, COVID-19 testing for the homeless to the array of services it provides.
The experts are "optimistic and hopeful" about the trajectory of COVID-19 in Memphis. So you can be, too.
Classes will be held on Labor Day; fall break will consist of one day.
Shelby County Health Department confirmed 50 new cases Wednesday, May 27, as testing numbers decreased to 821. Eight new deaths from the virus were reported Wednesday.
When Memphis football players start returning to campus for voluntary workouts on June 6, they'll be tested for COVID-19. There are no plans for regular, asymptomatic testing after that. Is that ideal? Maybe not. But, as a country, it's what we do.
The company's 937 employees in Memphis have worked from home during the pandemic, but a number reconvened Thursday to donate food and money for the Mid-South Food Bank.
AutoZone chairman, president and chief executive Bill Rhodes said he's "quite bullish" on the Memphis-based auto-parts retailer's future, despite short-term headwinds from COVID-19.