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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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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