An almost month-long “Safer at Home” order that went into effect just after Christmas in Shelby County is set to end Friday. Replacing it is an updated
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1/19/2021 - As Shelby County health leaders announced promising stabilizing or decreasing COVID-19 trends locally, Shelby County Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph will scale back certain restrictions in the next health directive.
Dr. Randolph said he ll release health directive no. 17 in full Wednesday before it takes effect Saturday. It replaces a more strict health directive no. 16 that s been in place since December 26th, when cases and hospitalizations were surging during the holiday season.
Dr. Randolph previewed some of the major changes of the next directive, along with current restrictions that will remain in place.
Among the changes:
Indoor dining capacity will be increased from 25% to 50%, but masks are still required unless you are eating and drinking.
As 2020 comes to an end, Shelby County Health officials are asking Memphians to finish off the year strong by not gathering in large groups and following the health directive that is in order.
SCHD: 23 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Shelby Co. By WMC Action News 5 Staff | December 18, 2020 at 11:11 AM CST - Updated December 18 at 1:05 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Countywide, 23 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported within the last 24 hours, a new record for Shelby County.
A spokesperson for the Shelby County Health Department says the deaths occurred between Nov. 3 and Dec. 9.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 783 Shelby Countians have died from coronavirus.
On Friday, 625 new coronavirus cases were reported. More than 59,300 people have been diagnosed with the virus since the beginning.
There are currently 6,049 active COVID-19 cases. Within the last 14 days, 2,554 people have been placed in quarantine.