Variance exists in the tests themselves and there is no historical data on the percent of false reads clinicians should expect.

The organization administered tests to 50 patients, after pooling together resources from throughout its citywide clinics, as test supplies are still in global scarcity.

There is no combined count of how many novel coronavirus tests have been performed by the local health department and private hospitals. But the head of the health department says the number of tests isn't as important as the upward climb in those who test positive.

SCS cancels mass lunch distribution program for students because a food service worker is one of the newly confirmed cases. 

Testing will ramp up soon at Tiger Lane, but will be testing by appointment only. The health department also will begin listing the ages of those confirmed with COVID-19.

Le Bonheur pediatrician-in-chief Dr. Jon McCullers, who has worked with the CDC and on past pandemic planning, talked on "Behind The Headlines" about development of a local test at UTHSC. 

Area senior care facilities are taking added precautions to protect some of the most vulnerable from the coronavirus.

With flu still in the community, not every sniffle and low-grade fever is coronavirus; but isolate yourself to be sure.

The employee was exposed to the novel coronavirus by the individual who was the first confirmed case in Shelby County, the hospital system says.

Baptist has added a mobile testing unit outside the Emergency Room entrance at its East Memphis hospital.

Challenge is developing marketing and commercialization paths for local technology, then stepping up to the plate to sell it.

The two cases of coronavirus in Shelby County were contracted after Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.

Testing should increase in the coming weeks, which will give infectious disease experts a better idea of how pervasive the virus is in Memphis-Shelby County.

In the last five years, Methodist has done $156 million with women- and minority-owned firms here, including more than $45 million with subcontractors.

The state reversed course Tuesday amid criticism and said it would begin identifying the home county of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Dr. Colleen Jonsson is testing compounds for antiviral drugs to stem the spread of the epidemic. 

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Fist bumps. Rigorous hand washing. Stocking up on sanitizing products. Precautions in Shelby County began long before coronavirus hit. However, schools remain open following the announcement Sunday of the first confirmed case in Shelby County.

Tennessee now has three confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. 

Dr. Motomi Mori says St. Jude is likely ground zero for linking electronic clinic records, genomic and survivor data. 

Gov. Bill Lee has confirmed the state’s first case of coronavirus, a Williamson County man who traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, as the state steps up its efforts to combat the virus. 

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