Coronavirus: After recent low totals, testing jumps up to near 3,000
With 289 new coronavirus cases and 2,889 tests reported this morning, the day's positivity rate is almost exactly 10% — the figure local health experts want to see.
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August 2020
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Coronavirus: Day’s positivity rate falls to under 7%
About 30% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
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Coronavirus: Number of Tennessee tests tops 2 million
In addition to two real-time deaths from COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours, the health department says 11 new deaths will be added to the total of Shelby County citizens who have died from complications of the novel coronavirus.
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Thread of love runs through each mask sewn for Binghampton neighbors
Over the past four months, the Carpenter Art Garden, located on Carpenter Street, has distributed over 1,000 masks in Binghampton – free of charge – for both adults and children.
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Hospital data improves; 4 new deaths reported in Shelby County
The Health Department reported 14.4% of the 604 reported tests were positive.
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Coronavirus: Metrics, except deaths, decline
The Shelby County Health Department reported 147 new coronavirus cases and six new related deaths on Friday, Aug. 21.
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Community volunteers to examine effects of pandemic on students
Stakeholders in the Collierville community are analyzing data specific to the suburban district. The data evaluation team will look at various affects the pandemic has on the suburban schools and
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Coronavirus: Average daily case rate drops between two-week periods
The most recent daily positivity rate also fell below 10%.
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Coronavirus: Fewer than 100 new cases reported but testing down, too
The Shelby County Health Department reported 89 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
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Coronavirus: New guidance says children don’t need to be screened
For people who have moderate to severe coronavirus symptoms, the isolation period may extend to 20 days, Alisa Haushalter said. She said it’s important for employers and schools to be prepared for this.
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High school goes virtual after COVID outbreak
All of the school's athletics have been suspended, as well.
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Bulk of suburban districts step into the uncertainty of a new school year
Four suburban school districts opened for a new academic year Monday morning like none they have ever encountered.
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7-day case average, COVID hospitalizations fall
The Shelby County Health Department reported 229 new cases and four new related deaths on Monday, Aug. 17.
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Coronavirus cases in Shelby County top 25,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County has topped 25,000. Nearly 15.3 % of the reported cases were positive Sunday.
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New case 7-day average falls to lowest point since June
Shelby County’s 7-day moving average of new coronavirus cases has fallen to its lowest point in nearly two months, while today’s newly reported cases came in at 256.
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Schools can stay open until COVID positivity rate hits 25%, Health Department says
The threshold is dramatically higher than other cities across the nation. New York City’s mayor has said school buildings must shutter if the positivity rate exceeds 3%, and other school districts have vowed to limit in-person learning when the rate hits 5%.
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Coronavirus: Area hospital bed usage drops
According to the state's Healthcare Resource Tracking System, area hospitals had 51 ICU and 236 acute care beds available, as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
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The world came together to fight polio. Why not the coronavirus?
Isn’t it a shame that to battle the novel coronavirus, a major campaign has not yet been launched unilaterally and on a global scale?
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Memphis charter network looks back on a week of virtual learning
Frayser Community Schools decided this summer to start the year with all-virtual classes due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Shelby County over the past several months.
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City officials explain coronavirus pool testing pilot
The pool testing the city is doing through Poplar Healthcare is now aimed at teachers and students.
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Deadline is Friday to apply for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer
The Tennessee Department of Human Services is reminding parents the deadline is approaching to apply for a program to help provide food for their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus: 7-day case average continues downward slide
The reported total in Shelby County is now 24,347 coronavirus cases, including 20,063 recoveries, 316 deaths and 3,968 active cases.
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Coronavirus: 7-day case average drops
Those 119 newly reported cases come from 1,047 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11.4%.
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Coronavirus: Local ICU numbers inch up
If you are looking for local coronavirus data, you've come to the right place.
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Germantown prioritizes, trims budget for 2021 fiscal year
Germantown's budget was amended on the second of three readings. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has one more review to make before the budget takes effect.
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