Data charts from the Departments of Health for Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi all show the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations rising dramatically.
Public health officials said Thursday that Shelby County is averaging about 300 new cases of COVID-19 daily. The increased transmission means longer waits at testing sites and longer waits for the results.
Gov. Hutchinson said the change in date, with schools scheduled to start Aug. 13, was to give school districts an opportunity to get more prepared on the issue.
Mississippi’s top state health officials discussed the severity of COVID-19 in the state at the University of Mississippi Medical Center on Thursday morning.
A new report from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce shows there have been 691,898 new unemployment claims filed in Tennessee since March 15, 2020.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Mid-South’s only Level 1 Trauma center found itself so stretched to the limit that it was forced to turn away patients suffering from some of the most critical types of injuries.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee joined state health and education officials Wednesday to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 fight and how the state’s schools plan to safely reopen in the fall.
Under a new Shelby County Health Department directive restaurants in Shelby County will have to close at 10 pm beginning Thursday. Bars will have to close altogether. It is all in an effort to stop the recent alarming spread of the coronavirus.
There are new restrictions coming to bars and reduced hours for restaurants similar to what things looked like in phase one of the Back to Business plan.
A group of parents is wanting more from Shelby County Schools’ reentry plan. With a lot of interest in virtual learning this year, the group Memphis Lift is asking for an individualized learning plan for every student.
Officials said bars in Shelby County will close for the foreseeable future Wednesday at midnight. Restaurants can remain open but must end service at 10 p.m. daily.
WMC Action News 5 reached out to the Memphis Shelby County Education Association Monday night for comment regarding Shelby County Schools’ reentry plan.
For parents of the thousands of Shelby County Schools students who typically take the bus to school, the coronavirus pandemic presents an added level of concern.
Gov. Tate Reeves continues to stand behind his claim over the weekend that recent increases in coronavirus cases here are tied to protests that happened here, and he says the same is true nationally as well.
An order requiring all Mid-Southerners to quarantine if they travel to the Windy City went into effect Monday. The city of Chicago is the latest to announce an emergency travel order for anyone returning from states experiencing a surge in new COVID-19 cases.
The 2020-21 school year begins Aug. 31 pending board approval. The start date is based on Gov. Bill Lee’s extended state of emergency that ends Aug. 29.
Late last week Shelby County health officials activated a mask ordinance, but they said that’s likely not the only change coming to the county to combat COVID-19.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nate Smith, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, provided an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus, including the latest cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
Governor Bill Lee has signed an executive order granting county mayors in 89 counties the authority to issue local mask requirements if they see a spike in cases.
Shelby County’s COVID-19 cases surged past 11,000 heading into the holiday weekend, setting new records for daily case increases and weekly positivity rates. The spike has health officials now signing off on a countywide mask mandate.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has had a total of 169 detainees and 96 employees that have tested positive for COVID-19 since the virus made its way to the Mid-South in March.
According to the university’s “Campus Ready” plan, classes are scheduled to begin Monday, August 24 and the last day of classes will be Tuesday, November 17.
