There are 7 article(s) tagged COVID hospitalizations:

• August 2021

  • Miss. faces record hospitalizations, medical staff shortages; Sen. Wicker infected

    Mississippi is facing a record number of people hospitalized with the virus — 1,633 on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health.

    By The Associated Press August 19, 2021

• July 2021

  • COVID hospitalizations rising

    People with compromised immune systems should talk to their doctor about a third dose, Dr. Manoj Jain says.

    By Jane Roberts July 08, 2021

• January 2021

  • Vaccine gives hope to ICU nurse and her mother

    Toni Woods feels safer after second dose, but she knows her patients and her mother still need her to keep working, avoid risk.

    By David Waters January 15, 2021

• December 2020

  • New program helps kids with trauma of COVID-19, violence

    Le Bonheur, U of M team up to provide free mental health counseling to kids treated for acute trauma.

    By David Waters December 10, 2020

  • As COVID-19 surges, local testing system underused, over-complicated

    Dozens of sites with varying procedures and requirements test public’s willingness, ability to get tested for COVID-19.

    By David Waters December 04, 2020

• November 2020

  • COVID-19 case total in Shelby County surpasses 42,000

    Shelby County has surpassed 42,000 COVID-19 cases. A total of 612 people have died with the virus. An estimated 38,529 people have recovered.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 15, 2020

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 12, 2020