There are 53 article(s) tagged Shelby County Health Deparatment:
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.
As of Tuesday, Aug. 2, a total of four presumptive monkeypox cases have been reported in Shelby County, according to the local health department.
Shelby County now offering booster shots for children ages 12 to 15.
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.
Some local COVID-19 testing sites will be closed today because of wintry weather. Others will have reduced hours.
Active COVID-19 cases top 22,000.
Dr. Michelle Taylor says Monday’s lower count in new reported COVID cases, “does not represent an actual decrease in viral transmission.”
COVID-19 data released Tuesday, Jan. 4, reveals more than 2,600 new cases.
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.
Staffers at local testing sites have been impacted by COVID infections, much like other local workplaces, causing a strain to the system.
A new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site just opened near the Memphis airport.
CVS and Walgreens pharmacies are also sold out of rapid testing kits online.
Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now.
The Shelby County Health Department also issued a new health directive on Monday, Nov. 29.
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.
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.
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.Related story:
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.
The Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases Friday, but reported five new related deaths.
Updated with: Area hospital capacity data.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 97 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, March 17.
Zero deaths were reported Tuesday.
More than 200,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in Shelby County.
Shelby County Health Department reported 112 new coronavirus cases and four new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday. The positivity rate is 2.9%.
In alignment with the Tennessee Department of Health, the Shelby County Health Department added more high risk conditions to phase 1c of vaccinations.