At the latest briefing from the Shelby County COVID-19 joint task force, health officials said the higher transmission of COVID-19 we once saw in more populated areas of Memphis are now moving to the outskirts of the city and into suburban areas which is a natural progression they say.“Within our county, it’s mostly in the… Read More
West Tennessee’s rural counties are seeing a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases. In the past 14 days, Fayette county added 257 cases. Tipton county increased its COVID-19 count by 262 and Dyer County saw a whopping 473 new cases. October 20: West Tennessee counties see rise in COVID-19 cases
President Donald Trump walked out of Walter Reed Medical Center Monday heading back to the White House after testing positive for COVID-19 last Thursday. “It’s not like if you or I were to go home so my bet, although I don’t know this for a fact, is that they’re going to have you know all… Read More
The experimental drug given to President Trump to treat his COVID-19 infection is the very same drug being used in a clinical trial right here in Memphis. Dr. Scott Strome, Executive Dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, is very familiar with the antibody cocktail from biotech firm Regeneron. … Read More
COVID-19 vaccine trials are happening all over the country, but they need more participants. According to a 2020 Pew Research study taken in May, 44% of Black people would not get a COVID-19 vaccine if it were available to them at that time. Researchers say getting them to participate in clinical trials is an even… Read More
The lab operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, processing about 800 tests a day.The lab’s turnaround time has been key to fighting the virus with many results returned in less than 12 hours. “I think we’ve played an absolute essential role in the city, particularly filling gaps within the community of people… Read More
UTHSC’s Dr. Jon McCullers weighs in on reporting COVID-19 cases at school and pandemic trends in Shelby County
On Tuesday, Shelby County added 207 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of cases here in the county to just over 22,000. Dr. Scott Strome, the executive dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center joined us Tuesday to discuss the impact of the virus in Shelby County.… Read More
