Don’t overreact to high positivity rate, experts say
Weekly averages tone down bumps that show up when tests come from a high-impact area or are delayed in being processed and are reported all at once.
Topic: Dr. Jeff Warren
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July 2020
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Testing delays cause strain in every facet of health care
Dr. Jeff Warren says Shelby County now has "too many people who are sick to be able to randomly test people who aren’t."
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June 2020
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Coronavirus cases continue to rise locally as transmission spreads
From June 3 to Wednesday, Shelby County averaged 131 new cases and 1,558 tests results a day with an 8.4% positive rate. Five of the six highest single-day totals of new coronavirus cases in Shelby County occurred in the past two weeks.
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Restaurants: Round Two at India Palace
In lieu of a buffet, India Palace is serving food thali style, and is giving customers masks if they arrive without one.
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We visited 50 restaurants to see who’s following the rules
On 50 restaurant visits, we spotted 51 violations, the majority having to do with employees not wearing masks or wearing them improperly.
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Among doctors worried about rising numbers is CEO of field hospital
CEO Richard Walker of the unopened field hospital is a former Boy Scout who loved search-and-rescue work.
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Businesses may soon get grade for how well they comply with face masks
Graduate students in public health will begin tabulations and surveys next week. The grading would be an extension of “knowing where we are and where we want to get to,” according to Dr. Manoj Jain.
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Shelby County coronavirus cases continue to rise as testing levels off
Following an increase in new cases over the past two weeks, the Shelby County Health Department announced Monday plans to delay a move into Phase 3 until at least June 15.
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Pass virus on now, 900 will get it over next 2 months
The coronavirus reproduction rate has hovered at 1.2 during Phase 2 of the business reopening, which went into effect May 18.
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City’s plan to test 30,000 a day has critics
As Memphis sees a spike in coronavirus cases and plans move forward to expand testing, some medical professionals say it's not a great idea because of the risk of false-positive results.
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Strickland makes pitch to test 30,000 people a day
People could expect to be tested several times a month at work if employers sign on.
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COVID-19 test proves painless and fast
Getting a COVID-19 test is getting easier. Testing sites are rarely full. Some already offer a painless self-test and others are headed that way.
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May 2020
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$450M for Memphis founder: We need to compare TVA vs. MISO power costs
To date, four independent studies – including one also financed by MLGW – have come to the same conclusion that if Memphis would leave TVA and join MISO, the city could save up to $450 million a year.
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Many nursing homes with largest coronavirus outbreaks have two things in common
Nursing homes are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus - nearly four in ten deaths in Shelby County occurred in those facilities.
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Herrington: Government mask ordinances risk doing more harm than good
The elevation of mask-usage into a kind of political symbol is a drag — it’s flat-out dumb — but it’s happened, and I’d worry that a government requirement, even a loosely enforced one, would increase the political strife around the issue without a commensurate increase in compliance.
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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.
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April 2020
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Road to Recovery: How does Memphis compare with Nashville in rebound from COVID-19?
As Tennessee begins easing coronavirus restrictions today, Memphis leaders continue to grapple with reopening plans. Has Memphis kept pace with peer cities in the region? And how do its coronavirus response and recovery plans fare with its great rival to the East — Nashville – which already has published a plan to reopen gradually over the coming months?
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Which sections of Memphis are complying with ‘stay at home’ order?
If Memphis hopes to use data that monitors social distancing compliance, it may have to first come to grips with its long history of political oppression, including intrusive surveillance of activists and ethnic minorities.
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Waters: Health officials pushing pastors to keep pews empty
The pressure to move all church gatherings online has set off a tense debate about whether canceling on-site services is an act of faith or a betrayal of it.
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March 2020
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COVID-19 math differs on testing numbers, emphasizes new use of civil emergency decree
Health professionals agree social distancing is the primary strategy to bring the pandemic under control in Memphis. But there are differences on who should be tested. The civil emergency decree that goes into effect Tuesday at 6 p.m. is also a porous set of restrictions that has to rely on the public taking the potential to spread the disease seriously.
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Mildly ill? Isolate. Fever, short of breath? Head to ER
With flu still in the community, not every sniffle and low-grade fever is coronavirus; but isolate yourself to be sure.
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