After 700-case day, Health Department stresses workplace safety, potential Beale restrictions

On Tuesday, Shelby County reported more new coronavirus cases than on any previous day — 700. While this number is largely attributable to a backlog of tests being returned too slowly, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris called it "a signal to all of us that we are not out of the woods yet, by any stretch," during a Tuesday, July 14, news conference. Harris went on to say Shelby County could institute additional restrictions, if the local data doesn't improve. This could mean the closure of Beale…