There are 55 article(s) tagged Shelby County Health Deparatment:

• December 2020

  • Health care employees most vulnerable in local workforce

    Nurses in hospitals are the most vulnerable, according to contact tracing interviews conducted in the last 30 days.

    By Jane Roberts December 12, 2020

  • Health Department releases some data about coronavirus investigations

    The Daily Memphian asked Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter and county Mayor Lee Harris for data used to make decisions about health directives affecting restaurants, and the Health Department released some information Dec. 3.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 06, 2020

• November 2020

  • Memphis Restaurant Association seeks answers from Health Department

    Memphis Restaurant Association says the Health Department needs to share its data as it takes action to restrict restaurant business.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 25, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Eight deaths and 258 new cases reported in Shelby County

    As of 5 p.m. Monday, Nov.23, the Health Department reported that 89% of the area’s acute care hospital beds were occupied.

    By Linda A. Moore November 25, 2020

  • Coronavirus: Hospitalizations continue to rise

    There were 397 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.

    By Elle Perry November 18, 2020