There are 4 article(s) tagged covid-19 predictions:

• June 2020

  • Trends in new COVID-19 cases don’t offer good news

    The primary metric that was supposed to guide our decisions isn’t moving in the right direction. It wasn’t telling us what we wanted to hear, so it appears as if we’re choosing to ignore it. 

    By George Lord June 03, 2020

• April 2020

  • Mayor: Daily COVID-19 data reports help county marshal its resources

    “When it comes to the racial implications of the data, most observers note the correlation between race and pre-existing conditions. Also, I suspect that the relatively large number of African American cases is partly a function of the disparities in wealth and access and distribution of resources.”

    By Lee Harris April 19, 2020

  • Unprepared for COVID-19: Did Memphis, state missteps early on cost us?

    Did we do enough – soon enough – to avert a catastrophe that could overwhelm our local hospitals?

    By Marc Perrusquia, Natasha Senjanovic April 10, 2020

  • Predicting the surge in Memphis: will a new state-specific model work better?

    Predictive models are important and helpful, but can’t be taken as gospel, said Dr. Manoj Jain, the infectious disease expert and epidemiologist who is advising the local COVID-19 Task Force.

    By David Waters April 09, 2020