Physicians on the area’s COVID-19 task force said the increase in hospitalizations was the main reason the county did not move to phase three of reopening as intended Monday. The decision also came amid concern over how the virus is spreading, with evidence it is being passed more in the community and less in clusters… Read More
This week, the number of people in the city’s hospitals hit 71% of its COVID-surge capacity, a daunting high-water mark for a disease that spreads exponentially. At the current level of people moving about, doctors say the cases could jump from 500 to 1,000, overnight.
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on human health worldwide. While scientific communities and clinicians are engaged in research to develop a vaccine for the virus and are repurposing existing antiviral drugs to treat it, prospects for either are not available now.
An local health expert says Memphis is not experiencing a second wave of COVID-19, but the city will need to maintain social distancing and good hygiene practices to prevent one. As some states see declining COVID-19 cases and slowly reopen, Memphis has recently seen a small increase.
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This shift could affect local businesses if future safer-at-home orders are more focused on at-risk populations and older Memphians, as opposed to broadly restricting commerce.
The Shelby County Health Department recommended Monday afternoon that local municipalities remain in the second phase of reopening this week but said citizens can expect to enter the third phase on June 15.
