There are 14 article(s) tagged David Sweat:

• August 2020

  • Health official: COVID-19 surge hospital doesn’t have to be our destiny

    Until last week, the COVID-19 Hospital Impact Model for Epidemics (CHIME) from the University of Pennsylvania predicted 1,500 daily hospitalizations around that time. 

    By Omer Yusuf August 08, 2020

• July 2020

  • As pandemic continues, local doctors see other health problems creeping up

    Lurking in the shadows – or in some cases, right out there in plain sight for anyone willing to look – are myriad unintended health consequences of this pandemic.

    By Don Wade July 08, 2020

• June 2020

  • Yes, players are testing positive, and yes football season has a chance

    If college football is to start its season and continue its season, all involved parties will have to be adaptable, smart and willing to follow protocols, says Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. And even then? No guarantees. 

    By Don Wade June 29, 2020

  • Health Department: 232 hospitalized locally for coronavirus

    David Sweat, head of epidemiology at the Shelby County Health Department, said the age of those hospitalized has gone down since the pandemic started.

    By Omer Yusuf June 25, 2020

• May 2020

  • Harris outlines $10 million expansion of county Health Department

    The plan includes at least 140 full-time employees working on the COVID-19 virus efforts locally over a long period of time. Harris also wants to fund "wrap-around" services for those isolated or quarantined, including financial support for those who can't work and some place to stay if they are isolated from those with whom they are living.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2020

  • Shelby County overdose spike hits ‘unprecedented’ record

    Health Department officials said Shelby County has had a total of 391 suspected overdoses and 58 fatalities between April 7 and May 7, but they don't know why.

    By Linda A. Moore May 12, 2020

  • Virus reproduction rate is the number to know; it’s now a promising 1.14 in Shelby County

    Shelby County Health Department study models to predict COVID-19, where virus reproduction rate is the significant factor. Right now that number in the medium range, but rising in surrounding counties. 

    By Jane Roberts May 12, 2020

• April 2020

  • Harris extends county emergency order a week as 44% of county cases considered recovered

    The county order covers unincorporated Shelby County and follows an extension of the Memphis emergency order earlier in the week with some first steps toward an economic reopening.

    By Bill Dries April 24, 2020

  • COVID’s outsize impact on African Americans becoming more apparent

    The disparate impact of COVID-19 infection on the African American community is becoming more obvious as information becomes increasingly available, Shelby County Health Department chief epidemiologist David Sweat said Thursday, April 16.

    By Bill Dries April 16, 2020

  • First local COVID numbers on race confirm disparity in virus spread

    The incomplete Shelby County Health Department analysis shows two-thirds of the confirmed COVID cases with detailed information were among African Americans and more than 70% of the deaths examined were among African Americans.

    By Bill Dries April 08, 2020

  • Health official: Adhering to social distancing guidelines crucial

    In the Saturday afternoon address, a Shelby County Health Department official provided context for the importance of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's "Safer in Place" executive order as well as updates and responses to local cases and national health recommendations.

    By Jared Boyd April 04, 2020

• March 2020

  • Transmission rates set off new level of distancing urgency

    Study shows city's financial vulnerability could speed transmission, making it more difficult to recover.

    By Jane Roberts March 27, 2020

  • Testing numbers statewide released; local numbers still unknown

    The problem is a state requirement that labs and other health care providers must report total testing and positive results to the state but only positive results to county health officials. The Daily Memphian found Baptist Memorial Health Care appears to be doing most of the testing in Shelby County. But some health providers refused to release numbers.

    By Bill Dries, Jane Roberts, Sam Stockard March 25, 2020

• January 2020

  • Memphis’ STD rate ranks No. 21 among U.S. cities

    List is based on data collected by the Centers for Disease Control; in 2018, Memphis ranked No. 17. 

    By Jane Roberts January 16, 2020