The national surge in COVID-19 infections includes nine counties here in the Chattanooga area considered at high risk for infection by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Elizabeth Fite - health care reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press - is monitoring the rise of cases and hospitalizations.
This Stage Of COVID-19 In The Chattanooga Area
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