There are 11 article(s) tagged Bruce Randolph:

• July 2025

  • Mayor appoints interim public health director

    The new director previously served as the department’s health officer and led vaccination efforts at the Shelby County Division of Corrections during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    By Aisling Mäki 9 hours ago

• July 2021

  • Fewer than 10% of cases in vaccinated people, health department says

    The reproductive rate of coronavirus in Shelby County is now 1.22, the highest since June 25, 2020. The seven-day average positivity rate is now 4.5%, up from 2.9% on July 1, 2021.

    By Jane Roberts July 08, 2021

• March 2021

  • How the City of Memphis is winning the vaccination effort

    Where the Shelby County Health Department failed, the City of Memphis is so far succeeding as the authority over the local COVID-19 vaccination process. It’s a combination of leadership, an effective command system that touches all levels of the operation and a resolve to be accountable. 

    By Don Wade March 29, 2021

  • Vaccination eligibility expands as shots administered increase

    Greater access through more public sites and pop-up events combined with higher vaccine allotments from the state and declining wait times are three reasons attributed to the changes in recent weeks.

    By Omer Yusuf March 21, 2021

  • Single-dose Johnson & Johnson headed to state; details regarding Shelby unclear

    The first shipment of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine is expected to arrive in Tennessee on Wednesday as local officials increase the anticipated number of vaccines administered by Aug. 1.

    By Omer Yusuf March 03, 2021

• February 2021

  • Shelby County improving in most COVID-19 metrics

    From Jan. 23 to Saturday, the Health Department reported an average of 325 new cases and 3,593 test results a day with a 9% positivity rate. While the case average is still higher than in most points of the pandemic, that’s a notable decline from the previous two-week period.

    By Omer Yusuf February 06, 2021

• January 2021

  • COVID-19 metrics trending downward in Shelby County

    From Jan. 9 to Saturday, the Health Department reported an average of 482 new cases and 4,054 test results a day yielding an 11.9% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf January 23, 2021

  • Shelby County remains in ‘middle of the worst part’ of pandemic

    From Dec. 26, 2020 to Jan. 9, 2021, the Health Department reported an average of 601 cases and 3,870 test results a day yielding a 15.5% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf January 09, 2021

• December 2020

  • Shelby County daily COVID-19 case average up 62% over previous period

    From Dec. 11 to Friday, Dec. 25, the Health Department reported an average of 765 cases a day and 6,510 test results a day with a 11.8% positivity rate. Eight of the 10 highest daily increases of new cases occurred in this period.

    By Omer Yusuf December 26, 2020

  • COVID data in each surge led to different decisions locally

    Each coronavirus surge in Shelby County came with an increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths that preceded the previous one as transmission rose significantly.

    By Omer Yusuf December 22, 2020

  • Shelby County averaging 500 COVID-19 cases over past 2 weeks

    From Nov. 28 to Saturday, Dec. 12, the Health Department reported an average of 501 coronavirus cases and 4,493 test results a day with a 11.2% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf December 12, 2020