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Shelby County Health Department director Michelle Taylor urges masks and self-isolation for anyone experiencing mild symptoms. Residents are asked to avoid emergency rooms unless it’s a true emergency.
The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, Dec. 30.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 1,540 new cases on Monday, Dec. 27.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris expects numbers at six public COVID-19 testing locations to remain high going into New Year’s.
The new year comes with a new health directive to permit ‘increased social distancing and to facilitate appropriate quarantine and isolation measures.’
A new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site just opened near the Memphis airport.
Shelby County Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor told Shelby County Commissioners Monday, Dec. 20, that caution is recommended for holiday gatherings.
Shelby County Health Department Director Michelle Taylor said the holidays could be to blame.
The Pipkin Building site is planned to close Dec. 15, but City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen said if demand peaks it would reopen.
Active cases have increased in every age group except those older than 85, one week ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Last week, the area hit a milestone of more than one million COVID-19 vaccines administered.
Two pop-up events this weekend will offer parents a chance to have their children ages 5 to 11 vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Shelby County Health Department reports having vaccinated 126 children age 5 to 11 on Thursday, Nov. 4.
The transmission rate is decreasing in the county, according to Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor.
Shelby County has averaged 87 new coronavirus cases reported per day for the past seven days.
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In Shelby County, 53.6% of the eligible population has received at least one vaccine dose, while 40.8% is fully vaccinated.
The bill would give the Tennessee health commissioner the authority to determine uniform quarantine guidelines for the state and appoint county health directors.
There are 1,102 active cases reported in Shelby County, with 287 — or 26% — of them being pediatric.
The majority of COVID-19 vaccination doses being given in Shelby County now are third doses, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said Thursday.
Numbers are moving downward in every age group, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said.
And how they compare with one another.
Memphis Health Center aims to use its new mobile health clinic to travel through ZIP codes that are flagged by the Shelby County Health Department for having the lowest COVID-19 testing numbers and highest positive test rates.
The Shelby County Health Department is giving Pfizer doses at its offices at 814 Jefferson.