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  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, April 12: State reports 194 new cases, no additional deaths

    Shelby County Health Department reported 67 new novel coronavirus cases Sunday for a total of 1,216. The number tested is 12,843. Tennessee Department of Health reports 194 new cases for a total of 5,308. Nearly 66,830 have been tested statewide.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 14, 2020
  • Health Care

    Alisa Haushalter: In the forefront of a pandemic storm

    Through criticism, long days and a need for calm in the face of a pandemic, Alisa Haushalter maintains her principles while trying to provide answers for an invisible enemy

    By Don Wade April 12, 2020
  • Public Safety

    LeBonheur doctor seeks answers to rising gun violence against children

    LeBonheur Children's Hospital and UTHSC are working to curb the number of firearm injuries involving children. The numbers are increasing locally and statewide. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 12, 2020
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    A man, a dog — and how they saved one another

    Mario Chiozza witnessed something horrible but it was later difficult to measure the good that came from it. 

    By Karen Pulfer Focht April 13, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Health Department: COVID-19 surge expected in late May or early June

    In Saturday's COVID-19 Task Force briefing, officials shared information regarding hospital preparedness for a surge, as well as insight into predicting when the surge will come.

    By Jared Boyd April 11, 2020
  • Health Care

    With COVID-19 tests out, number of cases uncertain

    According to data released by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland late Friday afternoon, 278 patients are in city hospitals — 85 of them in ICU — awaiting a final diagnosis.

    By Jane Roberts April 12, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Memphis kindness blog, April 17: MicroPort donates 100,000 surgical masks

    MicroPort Scientific and its Arlington-based orthopedics division have donated 100,000 surgical masks to Memphis Fire Services, and the company plans to donate 100,000 more locally soon.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 19, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog: 1,147 cases confirmed in Shelby County

    The best-case scenario assumes statewide testing and improved contact tracing.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 12, 2020
  • Elections

    Path to new voting machines still complex, secretive

    Two Shelby County Election Commissioners say on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that the method being discussed for making the choice on new voting machines would keep the price of the machines a secret until the decision is made because of legal opinions.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2020
  • Metro

    Rallings says MPD ‘didn’t miss a beat’ during his trip to Ghana

    Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is back at work after a two-week self-quarantine after he went to Ghana with Memphis in May delegation. He discusses policing in the age of COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 11, 2020
  • Business

    Crisis in charities: Needs soar as donations fall

    Hard-hit Latino families formed a 2.5-mile line and waited for hours Friday morning to receive a week's worth of free groceries. COVID-19 hardships are growing even as Memphis nonprofits report a $32 million drop so far this year in revenue.

    By Tom Bailey April 11, 2020
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    Legislative leaders condemn DeBerry’s removal from Democratic primary ballot

    Leading Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly are knocking the Tennessee Democratic Party’s decision to take veteran state Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis off the August primary ballot.

    By Sam Stockard April 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Pandemic stress taxes our mental health, but there are ways to ease the pressure

    Fear for yourself and loved ones, along with financial woes, can tax people with or without a mental health diagnosis, but experts say there are ways to make things better.

    By Linda A. Moore April 11, 2020
  • State Government

    Vanderbilt COVID-19 model predicts best scenario of mid-May statewide peak, encouraging Shelby numbers

    A Vanderbilt University COVID-19 model projects the disease will peak in Tennessee by mid-June under the state’s status quo but could start winding down by mid-May if the state gets more aggressive with testing and contact tracing.

    By Sam Stockard April 11, 2020
  • Education

    Some seniors could miss out on HOPE Scholarships under emergency grading plan

    For some students just short of a 3.0 grade point average, two extra months of grading could mean the difference between obtaining the state’s HOPE scholarship to attend college – or not.

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 10, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Health officials note diminishing COVID-19 intensity, but urge vigilance

    COVID-19 Task Force briefing revealed rate of the novel coronavirus spread is slowing, but officials reiterate that citizens shouldn't relax on social distancing.

    By Jared Boyd April 10, 2020
  • State Government

    Tennessee Medicaid funding request for COVID-19 patients likely to die

    Tennessee’s request for Medicaid funding to treat COVID-19 patients appears to be on life support as the federal government looks to the CARES Act to distribute billions of crisis dollars to state governments.

    By Sam Stockard April 10, 2020
  • Business

    Need jewelry in a pandemic? ‘Drive-by diamonds’ is one store’s solution

    Robert Irwin Jewelers is allowing customers to pick up diamonds at the door of its Perkins Extended location. 

    By Drew Hill April 10, 2020
  • Education

    New emergency rules address likelihood schools won’t reopen this spring

    The rules – which also direct the state to drop overall effectiveness scores in this year’s teacher evaluations — position Tennessee to weather the rest of the school year in remote learning mode. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 10, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: What local COVID-19 data is telling us; plus, a family of foodies

    It's Good Friday, and we've got new data on local coronavirus cases, as well as what those numbers mean for you and me. The Mall of Memphis era is officially over, my favorite grocery store is growing and one restaurant is offering a side of special rolls. 

    By Mary Cashiola April 10, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Memphis kindness live blog, April 10: The gift of pizza on porches

    One woman in Sea Isle has made sure her neighbors have popsicles and pizza. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 10, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, April 10: Vanderbilt model suggests mid-May to mid-June peak, depending on behavior

    The best-case scenario assumes statewide testing and improved contact tracing.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 10, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Young says pandemic exacerbating digital divide problem

    The director of the city's division of Housing and Community Development said on "Behind The Headlines" that Wi-Fi access for students living in public housing is a challenge that has become more acute with classes suspended in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Bill Dries April 10, 2020
  • Guest column Guest Columnists

    State borders don’t mean anything to a virus

    Boundaries between states are archaic, invisible lines that have little connection to how people work, move or spend money. Those lines shouldn't determine a response to the COVID-19 crisis.

    By Charlie Santo April 10, 2020
  • Financial Services

    Some VC, private equity firms on the outside of CARES Act

    Aggregation rules that impact the 500-employee threshold to receive federal relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program have venture capital firms like SSM Partners in Memphis debating tough, complex decisions.

    By Christin Yates April 10, 2020

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