The new site will be the first in Shelby County outside of Memphis.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 14 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, Jan. 21.

After two days with no new deaths attributed to the coronavirus, the Shelby County Health Department reported 14 on Thursday. 

No businesses are specifically closed under the new directive, but restrictions remain and individuals are asked to play larger role in tamping down community transmission.

The Center City Development Corp. approved $80,000 exterior-improvement grants to help developers revive three vacant buildings scattered in the Edge District, gave support to a renovation at a key intersection in the South City neighborhood, created a new grant program, and forgave a batch of existing loans.

The agency plans to release the information every Wednesday.

Nearly 1,000 people in Shelby County due second doses could start receiving them in the last week of January.

Governor’s new executive order also applies to wrestling matches.

Kustoff announced Tuesday he will self-quarantine and continue working remotely.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 362 new coronavirus cases and no new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

The day had a positivity rate of 14.5%.

One Memphis lawyer says the downside of mandating the vaccine could be having to fire a significant number of staff who will refuse it without grounds. 

Charisse Madlock-Brown leads a group looking at social determinants of health in a massive, NIH-funded database representing 2.5 million people tested for COVID in about 75 clinical centers around the nation.

The deaths of individuals who tested positive for coronavirus during the past two weeks have risen by more than 23%, from 925 to 1,140.

The total number of cases since early March now totals 77,566.

From Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, the Health Department reported an average of 589 new cases and 4,266 tests results a day with a 13.8% positivity rate.

The 535 COVID-19 cases reported Saturday resulted from 5,199 tests, yielding a 10.3% positivity rate. The positivity rate for Tennessee is 14.8%.

Lakeland officials say they understand the seriousness of the virus, but want better collaboration with the Health Department.

The two mayors, in an extended interview on “Behind The Headlines,” say new vaccines that don’t require two doses or sub-zero refrigeration could work better for meeting the need countywide. 

The 491 cases come from 4,472 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11%.

Toni Woods feels safer after second dose, but she knows her patients and her mother still need her to keep working, avoid risk.