Coronavirus cases on the rise in Shelby County – WREG NewsChannel 3

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Coronavirus cases are on the rise across the country andShelby County is averagingmore cases than it has seen inmonths.

Like many cities nationwide, Memphis is dealing with another wave of the coronavirus.

Despite the exhaustion, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Manoj Jain feels he understands whats at stake.

I know people are frustrated about this, but really we have to be thinking about how we protect those who are vulnerable in our population, Jain said.

Over the last seven days, Shelby County is averaging 602 reported coronavirus cases a day. This is the most since February. Another trend health leadersare noticingis the increase in breakthrough infections, which Dr. Jain said was expected.

We know that the vaccine works. It works in preventing deaths and preventing hospitalizations. It doesnt work well in preventing cases that are mild or moderate, he said.

Another interesting stat from the Shelby County Health Department is over the last two weeks, nearly 1,000 children havetested positivefor COVID-19.

With cases ticking up, Dr. Jain recommendswearing a maskwhenyoure unable tosocial distance along with gettingvaccinated and boosted.

We know that second booster are clearly helpful. We know that second booster helps prevent the number of cases that occur. Weve seen it in other countries, weve seen it in our data in our own county, he said.

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