“The goal isn’t so much to expand the volume of testing but the equity of testing, both demographically and geographically,” said Jenny Bartlett-Prescott, chief operating officer of Church Health who is leading the task force’s testing subgroup.

Shelby County has 19 fatalities compared to 9 in Davidson County. 

The computer model Tennessee and Shelby County are using to predict the surge in COVID-19 cases dramatically changed Monday, April 6, and for the better.

The city's chief operating officer says the model assumes 100% compliance, and that is "not realistic." Meanwhile, racial demographics are missing from local data on the virus as some are concerned areas historically underserved by health care may need more attention in the city's response to the virus.

Amazon will suspend Amazon Shipping in June to focus on delivering its own packages. It had been testing a delivery service competing directly with FedEx and UPS in certain markets.

A new, free app lets people share positive COVID-19 status and allows users to know within 24 hours if they have come in contact with another app user who tested positive.

Old Dominick has begun producing hand sanitizer at its Downtown distillery to help protect some most vulnerable to the coronavirus in the Memphis community.

The old Spaghetti Warehouse property on West Huling will become home to the new corporate headquarters for the company that began Holiday Inns.

Slingshot Memphis' Knowledge Brief outlines specific needs for each of its community partners, in the wake of the global pandemic.

Gov. Bill Lee pushed a federal paycheck protection program Tuesday, April 7, for small businesses as well as relief for independent contractors who can qualify for unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic, appearing to reverse or clarify his stance the previous day.

If the NBA season returns, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins will be “mindful” about the minutes of young stars such as Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. 

Mayor Jim Strickland plans to keep his April 21 date to present his budget proposal for the new fiscal year to the city council as his administration evaluates the impact of the COVID-19 virus on sales tax revenues that finance some of the city's biggest construction projects.