The Shelby County Health Department reported 247 new coronavirus cases and three new related deaths on Thursday, Aug. 27.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 247 new coronavirus cases and three new related deaths on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Memphis municipal courts announced Thursday the suspension of all in-person court cases because of COVID-19 concerns. Officials cited the high volume of people coming to the Walter Bailey Criminal Justice Center at 201 Poplar. 

New CDC guidance says that people who come in close contact with a positive case may not need to be tested.

The total number of COVID-positive patients in area hospitals was 250, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. 

Golfers may have to stand six feet apart to pay their greens fee, but sitting side-by-side in riding golf carts has become easier.

COVID-19 claimed the life of a child under 13 years old this week, health officials said, noting the virus was either the cause of death or a contributing factor. 

The Shelby County Health Department reported 122 new coronavirus cases and no new related deaths on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

About 30% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.

The Health Department has been criticized previously for its decision not to release coronavirus case information by individual schools. 

Schools have responsibility to contact people who may have come in contact with the virus on school property. It must happen within 12 hours. 

About face comes after high-ranking experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, said early results did not prove the therapy works.

With 289 new coronavirus cases and 2,889 tests reported this morning, the day's positivity rate is almost exactly 10% — the figure local health experts want to see. 

Over the past four months, the Carpenter Art Garden, located on Carpenter Street, has distributed over 1,000 masks in Binghampton – free of charge – for both adults and children.

The Health Department reported 14.4% of the 604 reported tests were positive. 

The Resilience Initiative at Le Bonheur reports depression and mental illness up 250% in family homes since pandemic began; violence in neighborhoods up 350%.

In addition to two real-time deaths from COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours, the health department says 11 new deaths will be added to the total of Shelby County citizens who have died from complications of the novel coronavirus.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 147 new coronavirus cases and six new related deaths on Friday, Aug. 21.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis has conducted nearly 850 of the plasma transfusions during the pandemic. 

Restaurateur is juggling a diner, a steakhouse and a neighborhood restaurant. One will likely make it through COVID; the fate of the others is uncertain.

MTS finds ways to help ICU nurse, cancer patient and other students deal with financial stress, medical and moral strain 

Gov. Bill Lee is shifting positions on releasing COVID-19 figures in schools, saying he wants to make the information public and is seeking federal approval.

Stakeholders in the Collierville community are analyzing data specific to the suburban district. The data evaluation team will look at various affects the pandemic has on the suburban schools and 

Shelby County Health Department Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph: “We are looking at the data. It is looking good, but what we don't want to do is get so excited that we return back too soon."

The Shelby County Health Department reported 157 new coronavirus cases and one new related death on Thursday, Aug. 20.