The positivity rate from tests reported Thursday to the Shelby County Health Department appeared to be 53 percent, but officials said delays in lab processing are impacting those numbers. Of 610 tests reported, 326 results were positive.
A critical debate rages on about whether to open up schools for in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, the Tennessee commissioner of health weighed in as important information was revealed by doctors during a local COVID-19 digital symposium.
A Mid-South doctor who is a key player in the Shelby County COVID-19 Joint Task Force answered questions for us Tuesday on the latest developments surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it’s having on the Mid-South. Dr. Jon McCullers, the chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine at the University… Read More
We talked with a Mid-South doctor who is part of the Shelby County COVID-19 Joint Task Force to answer some questions about the latest developments surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it’s having on the region. Dr. Jon McCullers the chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine at the University… Read More
A man known for getting into “Good Trouble”, John Lewis was arrested more than 40 times during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Congressman Lewis is mentioned many times at the National Civil Rights Museum. A close friend of Lewis’ tells WMC Action News 5 Lewis was proud of the progress he saw over… Read More
More Mid-Southerners are getting critically sick from COVID-19 and need to be hospitalized because of the disease. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is what health officials are watching right now, said the Executive Dean of the College of Medicine at UT Health Science Center.
Leader of UTHSC coronavirus response weighs in on Shelby County’s new restrictions as cases surge
The latest coronavirus numbers in Shelby County are from the last two days due to technical issues at a state level, but do indicate a rising positivity rate. Since the week following Mother’s Day, weekly positivity rates in Shelby County have doubled from 4.5% to 10.3%. Dr. Scott Strome, the executive dean of the College… Read More
