Category: COVID-19

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Being in charge of her life is a big deal to Brittany Roth, but this summer, control has proven elusive. “Things are just constantly up in the air. I think that things change so quickly, it’s hard to kind of stay on…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – About two weeks after Zach North earned his master’s in public health from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, he was chasing COVID-19 across 10 counties in Southeast Tennessee. “Baptism by fire,” he said with a laugh. “Yes, it does wear you…

CHATTANOOGA – As Chattanooga continues to climb national ranks for COVID-19 spread, Mayor Andy Berke is asking the state for the authority to mandate masks in public and to extend an executive order allowing virtual public meetings. During a virtual press conference Friday, Berke said…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – To stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 numbers in Hamilton County, including the total number of cases, number of active cases, deaths, and case demographics, click here. Hamilton County Health Department-affiliated drive-thru testing is also still free to the public everyday at the Alstom Plant The Hamilton County…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — For each city or metro area, the newspaper compares last week’s number of cases to this week’s. The ranking is based on the degree of increase in cases per 100,000 people. Athens ranked at the top of the list. The Times reports…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Hamilton County has reported 341 new positive Covid-19 tests in the last week.  That is almost half of the total 717 cases that have been reported so far. Today, the Covid-19 Task Force met to discuss the growing numbers. Kerry Hayes says…

CHATTANOOGA – There was another sharp rise in positive Covid-19 cases today in Hamilton County, but hospital numbers are also going up. The good news is that there are no new deaths to report on Wednesday, after seeing fatalities on Monday and Tuesday. But there…