Gym folks take on heavy lift of being declared essential
Grassroots group says good that comes of exercising ought to protect gyms as part of solution in fight against COVID.
Topic: Alisa Haushalter
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November 2020
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Restaurateurs fear dining rooms will close, again
Restaurateurs wonder if they’ve paid a higher price than other businesses during COVID, and fear another shutdown could be coming as virus numbers rise.
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The Memphis 10: With COVID complicating Thanksgiving, ditch the dining room table but keep the turkey
This Thanksgiving is a brief but particularly fraught moment of decision, another unwelcome marker in Our COVID Year, may it manage to remain singular.
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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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Harris pushes statewide mask rule, works on ways around refusal by state
The effort short of a statewide mask mandate includes a coalition of local leaders across West Tennessee. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he is also working on a long-term plan for the county to continue to deal with the pandemic through 2021 and after federal CARES Act funding runs out at the end of December.
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Legislation could strip health department autonomy amid COVID surge
Health department director Alisa Haushalter and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris react to the wave of confirmed COVID-19 cases, and a bill that could usurp local authority.
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COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations increase in Shelby County
From Oct. 24 to Saturday, Nov. 7, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 225 new coronavirus cases and 2,840 test results a day with a 7.9% positivity rate.
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State’s IT upgrade to blame for erratic COVID case numbers this week
An IT upgrade to the state’s National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System threw off COVID case data entry, creating lags in case numbers that persisted throughout the week.
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Opinion: Gun violence is a public health issue
“The Shelby County Health Department is participating in the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence on Nov. 14, 2020. As public health director, I will be joining the walk to demonstrate my personal commitment to working with others to address the gun violence epidemic in our community.”
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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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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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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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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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Without a COVID vaccine, plans to distribute are tough to make
By Nov. 1, each state is to have identified sites where mass immunization clinics will be held. But plans are hard to make when vaccine requirements aren’t known.
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New COVID-19 cases continue to decline, transmission rate stable countywide
From Sept. 26 to Saturday, Oct. 10, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 134 new coronavirus cases and 3,058 test results each day, yielding a 4.4% positivity rate.
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Bar owners welcome a midnight curfew
Bars and restaurants can begin to stay open until midnight under the new Shelby County Health Department directive that goes in effect on Oct. 7; enforcement will be beefed up, Alisa Haushalter says.
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New COVID-19 cases, transmission rate down in Shelby County
From Sept. 19 to Saturday, Oct. 3, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 122 new coronavirus cases and 2,782 tests reported each day, yielding a 4.4% positivity rate. Those results included tests from people tested multiple times.
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Let’s do lunch with Alisa Haushalter and Lee Harris
Join Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris via Facebook Live today at 11 a.m. as they safely enjoy a restaurant lunch.
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Stadium capacity changes expected in health directive next week
In the next Health Directive, Dr. Bruce Randolph expects the Health Department will revise indoor and outdoor seating capacity for sporting events.
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September 2020
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House Speaker calls for cutting Shelby Health Department autonomy
House Speaker Cameron Sexton will try to reduce the authority of the Shelby County Health Department and five others operating independently, but could run into opposition from others who believe urban areas need autonomy in situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New COVID-19 cases, transmission rate up slightly in Shelby County
From Sept. 12 to Saturday, Shelby County recorded an average of 154 new coronavirus cases a day. In the preceding two weeks, the county averaged 116 new cases a day.
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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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Most bars remain closed after two months; a few have reopened with a new license
A few limited-service restaurants have reopened under a new TABC rule, but most remain closed two months after they were shut down by the Health Department.
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Rising transmission rate worrisome as Labor Day weekend approaches
Plus, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on Tuesday announced $5,000 in funding for Senior Tech Connect, a new county program that will connect long-term care facilities with technology so residents can see their families.
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