Memphis Tigers and Grizzlies fans not allowed at FedExForum and Elma Roane Fieldhouse games until further notice
The University of Memphis and Memphis Grizzlies announced the decision pending possible recommendations from the Shelby County Health Department. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 10:32 AM CST December 20, 2020 Updated: 6:41 AM CST December 22, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. The official start of the Memphis Grizzlies 20th season is just days away, but fans won t be able to witness it in person.
The Grizzlies and the University of Memphis announced fans will not be in attendance at games played at FedExForum and Elma Roane Fieldhouse until further notice.
This decision comes after a draft of a new safer at home order was released by the Shelby County Health Department on Friday. The document stated the order would begin on December 21.
SHELBY COUNTY â Health officials say 14 residents tested positive for COVID-19 in Shelby County.
The Shelby County Health Department on Wednesday said the new cases brings the county total to 1,584 since the pandemic began. Of those, seven are showing mild symptoms and one resident is reported having moderate symptoms, department officials say.
Two residents with COVID have resolved, three are showing to be asymptomatic and two remain under investigation, officials say.
The state reported another 7,123 confirmed or probable cases of the virus, driving the seven-day average case positivity rate downward one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.5 percent.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continued to show a marked decrease as well, hitting their lowest point in 37 days with 4,793 beds in use by those with the disease. That included 1,045 in intensive care unit beds and 590 on ventilators, both numbers falling from the day prior.
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