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  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Could pandemic last another year? A handbook for how to cope

    Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it may be late 2021 before life begins to feel normal again. So how to we persevere? Here is the wisdom of three people: Kirk Whalum, a character called “TrashMan” and my 95-year-old mom. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 14, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Positivity rate 8% after 1,522 tests administered

    Shelby County Health Department reported 122 positive cases of coronavirus after 1,522 tests. The Health Department estimates less than 2,000 of the cases in Shelby County are active.

    By Abigail Warren September 13, 2020
  • Premium State Government

    Lawmakers take partisan view of Trump downplaying COVID threat

    Shelby County’s Republican legislators defend President Donald Trump’s comments to author Bob Woodward while Democrats say he misled the nation.

    By Sam Stockard September 13, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County’s COVID-19 positivity rate near 10% for past month

    From Aug. 29 to Saturday, Sept. 12, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 116 new cases and 1,173 test results a day with a 9.9% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County reports five more COVID-19 deaths, 136 new cases

    The health department has reported a total of 28,890 coronavirus cases from 269,693 tests performed in Shelby County, yielding a 10.7% positivity rate.

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2020
  • Education

    Health Department refuses to release positive coronavirus cases in local private schools

    Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.

    By Linda A. Moore September 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Artist Emergency Fund beginning second phase

    ArtsMemphis received $200,000 in local CARES Act funding to support the second phase of grants.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Local nonprofits receive $26.3M in COVID aid

    The United Way of the Mid-South reviewed 230 applications and made recommendations to the state’s Department of Human Services.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Walk-up COVID testing coming to Orange Mound

    Patients are asked to pre-register by calling (901) 842-3160 or texting TEST2020 to 91999.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 11, 2020
  • Metro

    Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 70

    The seven-day moving average for new cases is hovering around 110 a day. 

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2020
  • Education

    Rhodes plans to open for spring semester

    Campus leaders had hoped it would be possible to have freshmen on campus during fall term, but a letter from the college president lays out hopes for the spring.

    By Jane Roberts September 11, 2020
  • Metro

    Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing

    Gov. Bill Lee’s Thursday press briefing is in progress.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 10, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus cases stable in city but rising in suburbs, rural areas

    The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is on the rise in Shelby County suburbs and rural West Tennessee.

    By Jane Roberts September 10, 2020
  • Metro

    Watch the Sept. 10 Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 105 new coronavirus cases and one new related death on Thursday, Sept. 10.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 10, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 80

    There are 199 COVID-positive patients in area hospitals; 73 of those are in ICUs.

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2020
  • Health Care

    Sudden halt of vaccine trial ‘sound of system working’

    Local doctors say science has to prevail in race for safe, effective vaccine.

    By Jane Roberts September 10, 2020
  • Elections

    Federal court allows absentee voting by mail for new voters

    Lawsuit challenged the Tennessee state law preventing first-time voters from using expanded eligibility for absentee voting during the pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard September 10, 2020
  • Education

    U of M delays next phase a week; 35% of CBU faculty teaching from home

    U of M says extra week will give it more time to work out logistics of having more students on campus. 

    By Jane Roberts September 10, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Correctional Center reports first COVID-19 death

    It is the first reported death from the coronavirus at the facility. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 09, 2020
  • Financial Services

    Investment strategies during pandemic, election season

    Investors should look at their time horizon and goals for retirement, not base decisions on any one event, local wealth managers say.

    By Christin Yates September 10, 2020
  • State Government

    State’s new COVID-19 reporting site shows 756 cases in K-12 schools

    The Tennessee Department of Education has launched an online dashboard with COVID-19 case information at school and district levels. It shows 514 student cases and 242 staff cases statewide.

    By Sam Stockard September 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus: Lowest number of new cases reported since June

    The number of deaths reported, however, was relatively high. 

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Drive-thru flu shots coming to Cordova

    Patients should bring their insurance card – BlueCross BlueShield or others – to receive the shot as part of their insurance. For uninsured patients, the flu shot will cost $41.

    By Elle Perry September 09, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Department of Education delays COVID-19 dashboard

    Some four weeks into the school year, the Tennessee Department of Education is postponing a new COVID-19 tracking site because of technical problems.

    By Sam Stockard September 09, 2020
  • Update Coronavirus

    Health Dept.: Significant complaints received about businesses, 5 closed down

    County health department officials visited 13 sites that have received complaints for failing to follow distancing or masking or other rules; five were closed after failing to heed warnings. 

    By Jane Roberts September 09, 2020

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