With two coronavirus clusters, U of M postpones next phase
The Shelby County Health Department is investigating two coronavirus clusters with 36 total cases at the University of Memphis.
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September 2020
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Shelby County’s COVID-19 positivity rate near 10% for past month
From Aug. 29 to Saturday, Sept. 12, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 116 new cases and 1,173 test results a day with a 9.9% positivity rate.
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Health Department refuses to release positive coronavirus cases in local private schools
Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.
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Shelby County’s new COVID-19 cases declining ahead of Labor Day weekend
From Aug. 22 to Saturday, Sept. 5, the health department reported an average of 146 new cases a day and 1,466 test results a day yielding a 10% positivity rate.
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Health department making plans for COVID-19 vaccine
Memphis physicians say the process will have to move at warp speed to be ready by November, which may eliminate time to observe longer-term side effects and for a broader sample of the public to participate in clinical trials.
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August 2020
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Shelby County’s COVID-19 cases and positivity rate decline
From August 15 to 29, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 176 new coronavirus cases and 1,709 test results a day with a 10.3% positivity rate.
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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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Health official: COVID-19 surge hospital doesn’t have to be our destiny
Until last week, the COVID-19 Hospital Impact Model for Epidemics (CHIME) from the University of Pennsylvania predicted 1,500 daily hospitalizations around that time.
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July 2020
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As pandemic continues, local doctors see other health problems creeping up
Lurking in the shadows – or in some cases, right out there in plain sight for anyone willing to look – are myriad unintended health consequences of this pandemic.
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June 2020
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Yes, players are testing positive, and yes football season has a chance
If college football is to start its season and continue its season, all involved parties will have to be adaptable, smart and willing to follow protocols, says Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. And even then? No guarantees.
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Health Department: 232 hospitalized locally for coronavirus
David Sweat, head of epidemiology at the Shelby County Health Department, said the age of those hospitalized has gone down since the pandemic started.
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May 2020
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Harris outlines $10 million expansion of county Health Department
The plan includes at least 140 full-time employees working on the COVID-19 virus efforts locally over a long period of time. Harris also wants to fund "wrap-around" services for those isolated or quarantined, including financial support for those who can't work and some place to stay if they are isolated from those with whom they are living.
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Shelby County overdose spike hits ‘unprecedented’ record
Health Department officials said Shelby County has had a total of 391 suspected overdoses and 58 fatalities between April 7 and May 7, but they don't know why.
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Virus reproduction rate is the number to know; it’s now a promising 1.14 in Shelby County
Shelby County Health Department study models to predict COVID-19, where virus reproduction rate is the significant factor. Right now that number in the medium range, but rising in surrounding counties.
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April 2020
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Harris extends county emergency order a week as 44% of county cases considered recovered
The county order covers unincorporated Shelby County and follows an extension of the Memphis emergency order earlier in the week with some first steps toward an economic reopening.
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COVID’s outsize impact on African Americans becoming more apparent
The disparate impact of COVID-19 infection on the African American community is becoming more obvious as information becomes increasingly available, Shelby County Health Department chief epidemiologist David Sweat said Thursday, April 16.
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First local COVID numbers on race confirm disparity in virus spread
The incomplete Shelby County Health Department analysis shows two-thirds of the confirmed COVID cases with detailed information were among African Americans and more than 70% of the deaths examined were among African Americans.
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Health official: Adhering to social distancing guidelines crucial
In the Saturday afternoon address, a Shelby County Health Department official provided context for the importance of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's "Safer in Place" executive order as well as updates and responses to local cases and national health recommendations.
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March 2020
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Transmission rates set off new level of distancing urgency
Study shows city's financial vulnerability could speed transmission, making it more difficult to recover.
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Testing numbers statewide released; local numbers still unknown
The problem is a state requirement that labs and other health care providers must report total testing and positive results to the state but only positive results to county health officials. The Daily Memphian found Baptist Memorial Health Care appears to be doing most of the testing in Shelby County. But some health providers refused to release numbers.
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January 2020
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Memphis’ STD rate ranks No. 21 among U.S. cities
List is based on data collected by the Centers for Disease Control; in 2018, Memphis ranked No. 17.
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