Delta variant expected to be dominant by late July
Elissa Stratton, executive director of HR for Germantown Schools, receives a vaccine from registered nurse Alison Herrington at Germantown Baptist Church March 5, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
“When we look at modeling based on expected reproductive rate, right now it suggests that by the end of July more than 50% of (coronavirus) disease here could be because of Delta,” said David Sweat, deputy director of the Shelby County Health Department.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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