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Institute for Public Service Reporting – Memphis

All posts tagged "Shelby County"

A clutch of small crosses; since the beginning of the local COVID-19 outbreak, more than 100 people have lost their lives. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)

A clutch of small crosses; since the beginning of the local COVID-19 outbreak, more than 100 people have lost their lives. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)

The Pandemic

Portraits of a Pandemic: the stories behind the stats of first 100 shelby County victims

COVID-19 deaths include couple married 58 years, minister, ICU nurse

David WatersMay 28, 2020

National Guard medics and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center staff collect nasal swabs as hundreds of Memphians line up for COVID-19 testing at the Christ Community testing site in Hickory Hill on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

National Guard medics and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center staff collect nasal swabs as hundreds of Memphians line up for COVID-19 testing at the Christ Community testing site in Hickory Hill on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

So many numbers, so few answers create a confusing picture of COVID-19 in Memphis

Daily ebb, flow of numbers masks rising tide of cases, deaths

David WatersMay 13, 2020

Two doctors share a laugh while sanitizing between patients at UTHSC’s Tiger Lane. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)

Two doctors share a laugh while sanitizing between patients at UTHSC’s Tiger Lane. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)

The Pandemic

Doctors’ orders: MD’s shape the reopening plans of Tennessee’s ‘Big 4’ cities

Mayors turn to medical experts to inform pandemic policies

David WatersApril 23, 2020

A Memphis Police officer directs traffic at a University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Shelby County Health Department drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 on Monday, April 6, 2020 at the Memphis Fairgrounds. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

A Memphis Police officer directs traffic at a University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Shelby County Health Department drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 on Monday, April 6, 2020 at the Memphis Fairgrounds. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

Testing strategy targets underserved, vulnerable populations across shelby

Mobile testing stations deployed to economically distressed neighborhoods

David WatersApril 7, 2020

“This is serious,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph, Shelby County Health Department medical director. “This is a life-and-death moment. The actions that we take now will make a difference in the number of deaths that occur as a result of COVID-19.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

“This is serious,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph, Shelby County Health Department medical director. “This is a life-and-death moment. The actions that we take now will make a difference in the number of deaths that occur as a result of COVID-19.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

The COVID-19 surge: not a matter of if it reaches Memphis but when

Surge is coming, but when, and will there be another?

David WatersApril 6, 2020

A four-year-old gets a bag of new books from Edith Ornelas (second from left) and Nicole Davila with the Mariposa Collective as the pair delivers care packages of food, clothes and baby supplies to undocumented immigrant families in Southeast Memphis on April 23, 2020. In the midst of the Coronavirus crisis, Ornelas, a cofounder of the collective, and volunteers visit local families several times a week to provide aid. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

A four-year-old gets a bag of new books from Edith Ornelas (second from left) and Nicole Davila with the Mariposa Collective as the pair delivers care packages of food, clothes and baby supplies to undocumented immigrant families in Southeast Memphis on April 23, 2020. In the midst of the Coronavirus crisis, Ornelas, a cofounder of the collective, and volunteers visit local families several times a week to provide aid. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Immigration

Coronavirus pushes undocumented families in memphis into shadows

Fear of ICE agents, deportation greater than fear of coronavirus

David WatersApril 3, 2020