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I was actually looking forward to holding gas pump handles with antiseptic wipes, considering hazmat suits in bathrooms, counting masks in Cracker Barrel, and Atkins breakfast bars in lieu of La Quinta’s breakfast bars.
Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said the agency is facing increasing challenges with through-put testing. There are situations where it is taking more than a week to get results back, she said.
There is currently a 35% chance of someone with coronavirus being present at an event of 10 people in Shelby County, according to a real-time coronavirus event risk assessment planning tool created by researchers.
Despite efforts to get fans to the local professional golf tournament this month, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will prevent spectators at TPC-Southwind.
The state’s Health Resources Tracking Systems reports that that as of July 6, 346 patients were hospitalized for coronavirus in Shelby County.
According to a written COVID task force update, the daily positivity rate continues to climb.
The issues facing schools as they look to reopen with some semblance of normalcy is almost overwhelming. A bit scary. And in some ways heartbreaking.
State working closely with governor’s legal team to see about a start date for high school football.
Overall, 143,329 coronavirus tests have been administered in Shelby County.
Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loan applications resume with Aug. 8 deadline and nearly $130 billion still left in the program till.
Monday's numbers also bring the area's reported coronavirus-related deaths to 200.
We talk about what he’s done, what’s coming up for him, and a little bit about his legendary grandfather.
The offers and attention from schools excite guard Chandler Jackson, but it’s not his main focus this summer. He's intent on working out with his teammates and improving his game.
Shelby County Health Department confirmed 405 new coronavirus cases Sunday, July 5, 2020, out of 2,400 people tested. Seventeen COVID-related deaths occurred in Shelby County in the last week, bringing the total to 198.
Ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen recalled the other times that Americans stepped up and made a difference, and said that’s what needed to take on this pandemic.
Shelby County reported its highest single-day increase of new coronavirus cases with 394 Thursday. Over the past seven days, the county is averaging 273 new cases a day.
Shelby County ranks No. 4 on the 14 highest-risk counties for Tennessee, behind Macon, Davidson and Sevier counties.
901 FC returns to the pitch July 15 in Birmingham as the second-year USL team restarts play stalled by the pandemic.
Several takeaways from Thursday's COVID briefing and the rise in cases. Among them: We're not as bad off as Florida, but we're bad enough that local and CDC officials are alarmed.
Those 394 new cases come from 3,164 tests, a positivity rate of 12.5%.
During that span, Shelby County recorded its four highest single-day increases in new cases and exceeded a 10% daily positivity rate in 10 of the past 14 days.
As of 5 p.m. June 29, more than 80% of ICU hospital beds in Shelby County were in use, overall.
After new COVID-19 cases rose following Mother’s Day and Memorial Day holidays, Shelby County Health Department’s health officer Dr. Bruce Randolph is concerned the same will occur after the Fourth of July weekend.
Current COVID-19 numbers are the result of a total of 126,623 people being tested in Shelby County, an increase of 4,997 new tests.
The good news about the Memphis mask ordinance so far: People aren't really freaking out about it. The bad news: Too many seem to be simply ignoring it.