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Coronavirus, vaccine status in Memphis: Acute care capacity increased over the weekend

COVID-19 in Memphis: Active cases continue to rise
Commercial Appeal
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Collierville firemen prepare over a 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Germantown Baptist drive-thru vaccination site on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
Last updated at 11 a.m. on April 16.
After weeks of relatively flat new case counts and few COVID-19 deaths, community transmission of COVID-19 appears to be increasing. New case counts have been in the triple digits for more than a week. The active case count, or how many people are currently infected with the virus, has been trending upward.
The introduction of COVID-19 variants in the community has been threatening to reverse the gains made in blunting the curve of the pandemic, and health officials have warned of the UK variant s imminent path to becoming the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in Shelby County. ....

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Lorraine Bracco and COVID-19 testing make for a different moviemaking experience in Memphis

Lorraine Bracco and COVID-19 testing make for a different moviemaking experience in Memphis
John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Lights, camera, nasal swab action!
The old filmmaking battle cry has been updated for the age of COVID-19, as writer-director Waheed AlQawasmi abetted by an almost entirely local crew and the star power of The Sopranos actress Lorraine Bracco is demonstrating with Jacir, now in production in Memphis under health guidelines intended to inhibit exposure to the novel coronavirus.
Cast and crew members are required to be tested every three days, to ensure they are not carrying the virus. Visitors including a newspaper reporter and photographer have to be tested and cleared before being allowed on set. ....

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