Category: COVID-19

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department will open more free COVID-19 testing sites. East Lake Academy – Hamilton County Health Department Drive-Thru and Walk-Up Testing Site 2700 E 34th St, Chattanooga, TN 37407 Hours: 7AM-11AM  Hardy Elementary – Hamilton County Health Department Drive-Thru…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – On Tuesday,  the Hamilton County Health Department announced that  a young girl with no underlying health issues has died due to the coronavirus. That brings the death total in Hamilton County to 29. On Monday, The New York Times report that ranks…

CHATTANOOGA – The health department reports another fatality from Covid-19 on Thursday in Hamilton County. That brings the total to 25, following two more deaths announced yesterday. We also saw a higher number of new positive tests… 77. That breaks a streak of seven days…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A new report from Vanderbilt University says the Chattanooga area is seeing one of the highest increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state. According to the study, between June 7 and 13, around 400 patents were concurrently hospitalized across the state – a…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  — Vanderbilt University researchers say the number of COVID-19 patients in Tennessee hospitals has reached its highest level at more than 400, but the increase has not put acute strain on the state’s hospital system. A report from the Nashville-based university’s hospital and…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – On Monday, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger announced the formation of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force. According to a press release, the 15-person task force will help coordinate the City and County’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak….

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has invited everyone to join in a worldwide fast for “physical, spiritual” healing in response to COVID-19.  The fast will take place on Sunday and members of The Church…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – A basic online screening tool developed by the Centers for Disease Control and PRevention (CDC) and Microsoft could give people some peace of mind about COVID-19 symptoms. The online ‘bot’ (an interactive software tool) asks users a series of questions to determine…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Jackson County, Alabama officials have confirmed that the state’s first death related to the COVID-19 pandemic was a county resident who died at a Chattanooga hospital. On Thursday, Jackson County Commissioner Tim Guffey confirmed to Channel 3, the patient died at Erlanger…

CHATTANOOGA – Chattanooga has received 20-thousand masks from the state. They arrived this morning, two days after Mayor Andy Berke requested them. They’re being kept at the city’s Watkins street site. Local groups will then distribute them to residents. “It is so critical for us…