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  • Real Estate

    COVID-19 puts its stamp on commercial leases

    Across the Memphis area, new and amended commercial real estate leases are reflecting the pandemic and what such a "force majeure" can do to a business's ability to pay rent.

    By Tom Bailey May 26, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, May 25: Shelby County reports 95 new cases, no new deaths

    Close to 65,000 coronavirus tests have been administered in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020
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    COVID makes health care reforms before Legislature more crucial

    If we want Tennessee to be one of the fastest growing states for business and have the best patient outcomes in the country, reforming — or, better yet, completely scrapping — certificate of need laws is an excellent and essential first step.

    By Ron Shultis May 25, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Local coronavirus cases, by the numbers

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 24, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, May 24: Tennessee cases exceed 20,000

    Tennessee Department of Health reported an additional 356 coronavirus cases in the state Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 20,145. A total of 383,576 people have been tested. The state also confirmed seven additional deaths related to the virus for a total of 336.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Meritan staff braves pandemic to continue in-home care

    The nonprofit social work and health agency wants to add walk-up, COVID-19 testing for the homeless to the array of services it provides.

    By Tom Bailey May 28, 2020
  • GUEST COLUMN Guest Columnists

    Isolation, fear of COVID-19 can fuel addictions

    We must not allow social distancing to lead to dangerous social isolation. The recovery community is aware of the challenges created by COVID-19, and making sure resources are available for those who need them.

    By Richard Hayward, John Woods May 24, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    New COVID-19 cases rise to 100; leaders advise holiday weekend caution

    Shelby County officials have pointed to recent holidays as potential cause for brief upticks in COVID-19 exposure. With Memorial Day on the horizon, they advise caution.

    By Jared Boyd May 28, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, May 23: Shelby County reports 100 new cases, one death

    In Shelby County, 1,865 new tests were allocated between Friday and Saturday morning, with a rate of positivity at 5.3%.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 24, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Overall COVID-19 positivity rate continues decline despite increase of cases

    With 49 new cases in Shelby County between Thursday and Friday, the overall rate of positivity continues its fall well below 10%.

    By Jared Boyd May 28, 2020
  • Education

    Health Department advises against in-person graduation

    The Shelby County Health Department has advised against large in-person graduation ceremonies, according to a letter by Gary Lilly sent to Collierville seniors and parents.

    By Abigail Warren May 28, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, May 22: Tennessee cases increase by 433

    That brings the statewide total to 19,394 confirmed cases and 315 deaths.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 22, 2020
  • Education

    Alexander questions DeVos plan to shift coronavirus relief to private schools

    “My sense was that the money should have been distributed in the same way we distributed Title I money. I think that’s what most of Congress was expecting,” the Tennessee Republican said, referring to the federal program that supports students from low-income families.

    By Marta W. Aldrich May 22, 2020
  • Financial Services

    Raymond James colleagues reunite for Mid-South Food Bank

    The company's 937 employees in Memphis have worked from home during the pandemic, but a number reconvened Thursday to donate food and money for the Mid-South Food Bank.

    By Tom Bailey May 27, 2020
  • Health Care

    Baptist, first to use remdesivir here to treat COVID patient, ‘cautiously optimistic’

    Supply of the experimental drug is so limited, physicians must apply to a committee at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for approval to treat patients who meet specific criteria.

    By Jane Roberts May 22, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    What a $12 million local COVID testing infusion will – and won’t – do

    Mayor Jim Strickland’s proposal to expand testing moves the city closer to a more ambitious scaling up of COVID-19 testing as local health experts explore an even broader scale for the long term.

    By Bill Dries May 21, 2020
  • Business

    Tennessee unemployment highest in 37 years in April

    Tennessee's unemployment rate in April was the highest on record, eclipsing a low-water mark that had stood since 1983.

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020
  • Metro

    Positivity rate declines with small increase in positive cases; Randolph stresses holiday safety

    Shelby County's positivity rate has declined slightly with a small increase in cases due to more than 1,400 administered tests Wednesday.

    By Abigail Warren May 21, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, May 21: Executive order permits groups of 50

    Gov. Bill Lee said he signed an executive order Thursday allowing groups of 50 to participate in social and recreational activity. But he continued to point toward the importance of social distancing as people gather. The order includes Shelby County and five other counties with health department independent of the state.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020
  • Business

    Memphis area jobless claims top 100,000 since pandemic hit

    Tennessee reported 6,081 new jobless claims from the Memphis area, raising nine-week total to 86,080 in southwest Tennessee and likely pushing it to more than 103,000 in the metro area.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 21, 2020
  • State Government

    Black Caucus urges governor to stop COVID information-sharing with police

    The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is asking Gov. Bill Lee in letter form to end a program allowing personal information of COVID-positive people to be shared with law enforcement. Otherwise, it says people should refuse to give their addresses when tested.

    By Sam Stockard May 21, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Memphians show off their favorite masks

    As Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter says, if masks are a fashion statement, people will be more likely to wear them. 

    By Elle Perry May 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Social distancing efforts look ahead to Memorial Day

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland uses some basketball analogies and looks at the idea of a denser city post-pandemic. Meanwhile, Shelby County Health Dept. Director Alisa Haushalter pushes back on the idea of refusing to give your address if you test positive.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County sees largest single day increase since early April

    Shelby County reported 128 new cases this week, the largest single day increase since April 9.

    By Abigail Warren May 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, May 20: ‘Face masks do make a difference’

    Shelby County Health Department director Alisa Haushalter says the jump in cases may be due to outbreaks in nursing homes or related to Mother's Day gatherings, which would be in the two-week incubation period.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020

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