31 Omicron variant cases confirmed in Shelby County
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is “way more contagious” than the Delta variant, Dr. Michelle Taylor (in a file photo) said Monday during her regular briefing of Shelby County commissioners. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor told Shelby County Commissioners Monday, Dec. 20, that caution is recommended for holiday gatherings.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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