There are 33 article(s) tagged COVID-19 Joint Task Force:
High COVID-19 case numbers are not only affecting staffing at testing sites but at area police agencies, fire departments and hospitals, Memphis and Shelby County officials said Thursday, Jan. 6.
Dr. Michelle Taylor says Monday’s lower count in new reported COVID cases, “does not represent an actual decrease in viral transmission.”
Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now.
Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now.
The transmission rate is decreasing in the county, according to Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor.
Beginning today, funeral workers can begin getting vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Watch here live as Shelby County’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force takes on the latest with the virus and the vaccine.
For perspective, the death toll for first nine months of the pandemic is 821 as of Tuesday, Dec. 22.
You might not think much of the latest health directive, but are you prepared for your favorite restaurants to pay a fine or be shut down if you don’t follow the rules?
Shelby County has a new high in daily coronavirus case increases, with the 835 reported on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
“The only community that is not in the red is Tate County, Mississippi,” said Shelby County Health Dept. Deputy Director David Sweat. “If you live anywhere in the Mid-South, you live in a county we determine to be at high risk of transmission.”
Beginning this week the COVID-19 task force briefings are back to twice a week after coronavirus case numbers increased.
Watch the Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 from Thursday, Sept. 17.
The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is on the rise in Shelby County suburbs and rural West Tennessee.
Shelby County Health Department Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph said the department will not make any changes to the Health Directive until about two weeks after Labor Day, due to the incubation period of coronavirus.
Team members and coaches have the highest risk, said David Sweat, deputy director of the local health department.
Shelby County Health Department Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph: “We are looking at the data. It is looking good, but what we don't want to do is get so excited that we return back too soon."
For people who have moderate to severe coronavirus symptoms, the isolation period may extend to 20 days, Alisa Haushalter said. She said it’s important for employers and schools to be prepared for this.
City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen said the local COVID-19 task force is in search of a “testing czar” to look at coronavirus testing in Shelby County.
Shelby County, from July 8-22, averaged 342 new cases a day, 2,350 test results and a 14.6% positivity rate, according to Shelby County Health Department data.
In recent weeks, local testing capacity went from being underutilized to the new stance issued by the joint Memphis and Shelby County COVID-19 task force Tuesday.
Memphis/Shelby County made progress in the struggle against COVID-19, coming out of a Safer at Home order and advancing into a Phase 2 reopening. But Phase 2 has been modified, cases have spiked again, and there remain major concerns going forward, including whether or not elementary and secondary schools can reopen in the fall.
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips reminded voters that Friday is the first day of early voting and that safety measures will be in place.
Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said the 700 new coronavirus cases are from several days of tests and not reflective of a 24-hour period. It's imperative to bring the positivity rate of tests below 10%, she said.
With contact tracing in restaurants starting today, you’ll need to give your name and number when you visit a local dining room.
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