Coronavirus: Active cases have increased in almost every age group
Active cases have increased in every age group except those older than 85, one week ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Active cases have increased in every age group except those older than 85, one week ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Last week, the area hit a milestone of more than one million COVID-19 vaccines administered.
Two pop-up events this weekend will offer parents a chance to have their children ages 5 to 11 vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Shelby County Health Department reports having vaccinated 126 children age 5 to 11 on Thursday, Nov. 4.
The transmission rate is decreasing in the county, according to Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor.
Shelby County has averaged 87 new coronavirus cases reported per day for the past seven days.
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In Shelby County, 53.6% of the eligible population has received at least one vaccine dose, while 40.8% is fully vaccinated.
The bill would give the Tennessee health commissioner the authority to determine uniform quarantine guidelines for the state and appoint county health directors.
There are 1,102 active cases reported in Shelby County, with 287 — or 26% — of them being pediatric.
The majority of COVID-19 vaccination doses being given in Shelby County now are third doses, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said Thursday.
Numbers are moving downward in every age group, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said.
And how they compare with one another.
Memphis Health Center aims to use its new mobile health clinic to travel through ZIP codes that are flagged by the Shelby County Health Department for having the lowest COVID-19 testing numbers and highest positive test rates.
The Shelby County Health Department is giving Pfizer doses at its offices at 814 Jefferson.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 256 new coronavirus cases and 19 new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
“People don’t understand why they are being asked to name people. They don’t understand the whole role of contact tracing,” said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, director of Public Health Administration and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
There are 3,855 reported active coronavirus cases, 1,267 — or 33% — of them pediatric.
Also stresses adherence to the mask mandate in K-12 schools and where compliance issues can be reported.
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said she was “cautiously optimistic as cases and the 7-day average and positivity rate are dropping.”
Thousands of locals — mostly children in lower socio-economic brackets — could be vulnerable to diseases such as measles, diphtheria and chicken pox.
There are 7,083 reported active cases, with 2,476 — or 35% — of those being pediatric.
The local Health Department is not planning on additional COVID-19 business restrictions at this time but “nothing is off the table,” said its director.
Trucks will be spraying in specific ZIP codes next week.