Frequency of local UK variant doubles to 30% in weeks
Germantown School Board member Angela Griffith receives a vaccine from registered nurse Alison Herrington at Germantown Baptist Church on March 5. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Cases of COVID-19 fell steadily in January and February. The plateau now is very likely due to the U.K. variant pulling the numbers up again, Dr. Manoj Jain says.
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Dr. Manoj Jain David Sweat Colleen Jonsson UTHSC Poplar Healthcare AEL Compass LabsJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.