There are 28 article(s) tagged COVID-19 Joint Task Force:

• December 2020

  • Mortuary/funeral workers can start getting COVID-19 vaccine

    Beginning today, funeral workers can begin getting vaccinated against the coronavirus.

    By Omer Yusuf December 31, 2020

  • Watch live: Today’s Shelby County coronavirus task force briefing

    Watch here live as Shelby County’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force takes on the latest with the virus and the vaccine. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 29, 2020

  • Study: Local COVID deaths could more than double in 60 days

    For perspective, the death toll for first nine months of the pandemic is 821 as of Tuesday, Dec. 22.

    By Jane Roberts December 22, 2020

• November 2020

  • Don’t make restaurants pay the price for your not wearing a mask

    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?

    By Jennifer Biggs November 23, 2020

  • Watch the COVID-19 task force briefing

    Shelby County has a new high in daily coronavirus case increases, with the 835 reported on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 17, 2020

• October 2020

  • Health Dept.: Coronavirus numbers ‘foreshadow challenging fall’

    “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.”

    By Jane Roberts October 27, 2020

  • COVID-19 task force briefings go back to twice-weekly

    Beginning this week the COVID-19 task force briefings are back to twice a week after coronavirus case numbers increased.

    By Elle Perry October 27, 2020

• September 2020

  • Watch Now: Sept. 17 task force briefing

    Watch the Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 from Thursday, Sept. 17.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 17, 2020

  • Coronavirus cases stable in city but rising in suburbs, rural areas

    The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is on the rise in Shelby County suburbs and rural West Tennessee.

    By Jane Roberts September 10, 2020

  • Health Department: Directives will not change for at least 2 weeks

    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. 

    By Jane Roberts September 03, 2020

• August 2020

  • Cases among student-athletes will be investigated like others, health officials say

    Team members and coaches have the highest risk, said David Sweat, deputy director of the local health department.

    By Jane Roberts August 27, 2020

  • Haushalter: ‘We are moving in the right direction’

    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."

    By Jane Roberts August 21, 2020

  • Coronavirus: New guidance says children don’t need to be screened

    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. 

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2020

• July 2020

  • COVID Task Force in search of ‘testing czar’

    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.

    By Omer Yusuf July 23, 2020

  • COVID-19 cases, positivity rate rising while hospital capacity tightens locally

    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.

    By Omer Yusuf July 22, 2020

  • Only those with COVID symptoms or exposure should be tested, experts say

    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.

    By Omer Yusuf July 21, 2020

  • The local fight against COVID-19: ongoing, often coordinated, far from finished

    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. 

    By Don Wade July 20, 2020

  • Official: Coronavirus safety measures will be in place for early voting

    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.

    By Abigail Warren July 16, 2020

  • Haushalter says 700 new COVID-19 cases not reflection of a 24-hour period

    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.

    By Abigail Warren July 14, 2020

  • Contact tracing begins in restaurants

    With contact tracing in restaurants starting today, you’ll need to give your name and number when you visit a local dining room.

    By Jennifer Biggs, Omer Yusuf July 10, 2020

• June 2020

  • Public health experts reiterate importance of wearing a mask

    Over the past week, now much younger people in their 20s and 30s are being hospitalized, according to officials. 

    By Omer Yusuf June 16, 2020

  • Tear gas and COVID-19 are a disastrous combination

    We’ve recently seen proposals of bans, temporary moratoriums or limits on the use of tear gas in Seattle, Portland, New Orleans and Washington, D.C., among others. It’s time for Memphis to join that list.

    By Kellie Mitchell June 13, 2020

• May 2020

  • Watch today’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force briefing

    Scheduled to appear are Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South CEO Jerry Martin.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 28, 2020

  • Watch today’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force briefing

    Starting today, Memphis and Shelby County Joint COVID-19 Task Force press briefings will be held only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020

  • Watch today’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force briefing

    Friday's briefing features Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 22, 2020