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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Healthcare leaders in Memphis are warning that staffing issues may force hospitals to make tough decisions in the face of a rising tide of COVID-19 patients. In recent days, doctors have warned about hospitals being swamped and sick people unable to receive the care they need.  “We are in a war against […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Health officials say it is important for people who’ve recovered from COVID-19 to get vaccinated.  A new CDC study shows survivors who ignored that advice and had COVID are more than twice as likely to get re-infected. “Now the surge is worse than it’s ever been,” said Matt Robinson, who works in […]

City Council member Dr. Jeff Warren joined us to talk about masking in Shelby County as COVID cases rise. Right now, masks are recommended but not mandated in the county. But, Warren said, masks would be mandated for schools in the county.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In the face of rising Covid cases, Memphis City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday afternoon asking the Shelby County Health Department to issue a mask mandate. The last countywide mask mandate expired in May, but in the last month, the Delta variant has caused seven-day daily case averages to quadruple.   […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sixteen percent of Shelby County’s new cases of COVID-19 are in people who have been vaccinated, said Dr. Jeff Warren, a Memphis city councilman and member of the local COVID task force. Warren would know; he’s one of those cases. “I had a little cold on Wednesday, runny nose, little cough. I […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mid-South doctors say they welcome Tuesday’s new mask recommendations from the CDC. It comes as cases of the Delta Variant soar across the country and the Mid-South. The CDC now recommends vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors in places where COVID-19 is on the rise. The Director of the CDC said this was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Arkansas Department of Health on Thursday confirmed two pediatric deaths in the state have been attributed to COVID-19. A spokesperson said one of the deaths was reported recently. The other happened late last year, but wasn’t confirmed as COVID-related until later. Both involved children under 18. The state would not release […]

About 609,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. The CDC says between 6,000 and 16,000 more people could die by Aug. 14. With cases and deaths on the rise because of the Delta variant, many are questioning the state’s decision this week to shut down the COVID overflow hospital in Memphis. Thursday, we went live with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A planned emergency overflow hospital for COVID-19 patients in Memphis has been decommissioned without ever being used, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said this week. The hospital was located in the 125,000-square-foot building at 495 Union Ave. formerly occupied by The Commercial Appeal newspaper offices. The building was renovated to make bed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are new concerns from health officials as the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the Mid-South. Many are worried hospitalizations could rise all because vaccination rates remain low in the Mid-South, and the variant could possibly target children. As vaccine hesitancy remains high in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Despite promises, it’s been more than a year since Memphis City Council received an update on the rape kit backlog, like what evidence has been processed and who’s been caught. For the past several years, updates on evidence backlog were provided to the city council every month, but they suddenly stopped in […]