There are 54 article(s) tagged Shelby County Health Deparatment:

• April 2025

  • Community turns raucous against xAI at public hearing

    Hundreds of people packed into Fairley High’s gymnasium in Whitehaven on Friday evening largely to vent their frustration about the artificial intelligence company’s use of natural gas turbines.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 28, 2025

• October 2022

  • Local leaders lobby state air pollution board to avoid ‘worst-case scenario’

    The Shelby County Health Department is in danger of losing its authority to monitor local air pollution as the state pressures the program to address understaffing, numerous audit findings and a permit backlog. 

    By Keely Brewer, Ian Round October 17, 2022

• August 2022

  • Health Department reports new monkeypox cases

    As of Tuesday, Aug. 2, a total of four presumptive monkeypox cases have been reported in Shelby County, according to the local health department. 

    By Jasmine McCraven August 02, 2022

• January 2022

  • Health Department offering COVID booster shots for younger teenagers

    Shelby County now offering booster shots for children ages 12 to 15. 

    By Jasmine McCraven January 12, 2022

  • Officials: Essential services continue to be ‘stretched’ by COVID

    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.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 07, 2022

  • Some COVID-19 testing sites closed due to wintry weather

    Some local COVID-19 testing sites will be closed today because of wintry weather. Others will have reduced hours.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 06, 2022

  • Health Dept. reports 5 deaths, fewer than 2,000 new COVID cases

    Active COVID-19 cases top 22,000.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 05, 2022

  • What does the rise and fall of recent COVID data mean?

    Dr. Michelle Taylor says Monday’s lower count in new reported COVID cases, “does not represent an actual decrease in viral transmission.”

    By Jasmine McCraven January 05, 2022

  • Newest COVID count in line with recent highs

    COVID-19 data released Tuesday, Jan. 4, reveals more than 2,600 new cases. 

    By Jasmine McCraven January 04, 2022

  • Latest COVID data reveals another case record for Shelby County

    The Shelby County Health Department reported a new record of 3,394 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, Jan. 2. The health department reports there are a total of 18,970 active cases and 3,657 active pediatric cases.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 02, 2022

• December 2021

  • Here’s where to get a COVID-19 test this weekend

    Staffers at local testing sites have been impacted by COVID infections, much like other local workplaces, causing a strain to the system. 

    By Jasmine McCraven December 30, 2021

  • New COVID-19 testing site open near Memphis airport

    A new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site just opened near the Memphis airport.

    By Jasmine McCraven December 30, 2021

  • Memphians report looooong lines at local COVID testing site

    CVS and Walgreens pharmacies are also sold out of rapid testing kits online. 

    By Jasmine McCraven December 27, 2021

  • Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 16, 2021

• November 2021

  • Pipkin vaccination site will remain open through Dec. 15

    The Shelby County Health Department also issued a new health directive on Monday, Nov. 29.

    By Jasmine McCraven,  The Daily Memphian Staff November 29, 2021

  • Public schools must mask, Health Department says

    The Shelby County Health Department expects all public schools and others under the Americans with Disabilities Act to mask, according to a memo sent to public and private school leaders Friday afternoon.

    By Abigail Warren November 20, 2021

• July 2021

  • The Early Word: Good sports news offsets bad health news

    Bad air joins our health worries, while politicians wrangle with health departments in Memphis and Nashville. But better sidewalks, AutoZone Park, the Milwaukee Bucks and even the TVA give us reason to smile.

    By Andrew A. Smith July 22, 2021

• March 2021

  • Herrington: 12 days that changed Memphis, 12 months later

    It only took a dozen days after that March 8 news conference for Mayor Jim Strickland to invoke the first civil emergency order in Memphis in more than a generation, closing gyms, bars and indoor restaurant dining.

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    Year 1 of the novel coronavirus pandemic, by the numbers

    By Chris Herrington March 22, 2021

  • Coronavirus: No additional deaths, 107 new cases

    At least 172,804 people in Shelby County have received one COVID-19 vaccine dose; 74,348 people have received two vaccine doses. A total of 247,152 doses have been administered in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 21, 2021

  • Coronavirus: Fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases reported

    The Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases Friday, but reported five new related deaths.

    By Allyson Brown March 19, 2021

  • Coronavirus: New cases over 100, third day of no new deaths

    Updated with: Area hospital capacity data.

    By Allyson Brown March 18, 2021

  • Coronavirus: New cases hover around 100

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 97 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, March 17. 

    By Allyson Brown March 17, 2021

  • Coronavirus: Fewer than 100 new cases reported

    Zero deaths were reported Tuesday.

    By Allyson Brown March 16, 2021

  • Coronavirus: More than 200K vaccine doses administered

    More than 200,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in Shelby County.

    By Allyson Brown March 13, 2021

  • Coronavirus: 112 new cases bring positivity rate near 3%

    Shelby County Health Department reported 112 new coronavirus cases and four new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday. The positivity rate is 2.9%.

    By Allyson Brown March 11, 2021