What will happen when some of them test positive for COVID-19? The answers are troubling, and in many cases yet to be determined.

Of the 401 patients in ICUs, 126 are COVID-positive and another 26 are under investigation for the virus; meaning that about 38% of patients are COVID-positive or under investigation for the virus.

The three Memphis business leaders all acknowledged that some aspects of COVID-19 life will continue indefinitely.

The CEOs of Regional One Health, Baptist Memorial Health Care, and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare talk on "Behind The Headlines" about their contingency plans for the surge in COVID-19 cases locally and the numbers they look at to activate surge plans.

Next year’s festival is slated for Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.

University of Memphis economist John Gnuschke said it will take years, not months, for Memphis to recover from devastating job losses caused by COVID-19.

Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips reminded voters that Friday is the first day of early voting and that safety measures will be in place.

A free, reservation-only version of the Elvis Week Candlelight Vigil will feature social distancing and smaller crowds.

Lawsuits allege no connection between bars and the spread of COVID-19 has been established and that their closings were arbitrary.

Ninety percent of regional ICU and 92% of acute care beds are in use. 

Tennessee leaders are weighing the prospects for a special session to consider a COVID-19 liability immunity bill and several other issues in early August.

The pandemic is now layered onto the everyday statistics of depression and suicide, which counselor Grace McLaren called a dangerous brew.

Home sales and construction activity were among the brightest spots in economic activity in the Federal Reserve District that includes Memphis. 

If conditions improve, Rhodes is prepared to bring first-year students back to campus in the fall.

Tennessee parents who stay home with children for virtual education are eligible for unemployment and cash assistance, Gov. Bill Lee said this week. But the Department of Labor was unclear on the question.

The area's overall positivity rate is at 9.1% with the new cases. 

American Paper Optics – best known for its solar eclipse and special effects glasses – is now making and marketing face shields as an added layer of protection, especially for students.

There are a lot of hard choices to make during this pandemic, but postponing high school football shouldn't be one of them. It's time to move the season to the spring.

Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said the 700 new coronavirus cases are from several days of tests and not reflective of a 24-hour period. It's imperative to bring the positivity rate of tests below 10%, she said.

The Health Department reported 700 new cases July 14. 

Plans must be approved by the Tennessee Board of Education and Shelby County Health Department.

The Ric Nuber YMCA, 5885 Quince in East Memphis, was closed Monday, July 13, after two lifeguards tested positive for COVID-19.

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Blind Bear and other bars and limited-service restaurants are seeking an injunction allowing them to stay open.

In regional ICUs, 62 beds are available. Forty percent of ICU patients are either COVID-19 positive or under investigation for the virus.