Low daily COVID numbers don't spell the end of the pandemic
It's been a while since you've heard an update on the new daily case numbers for coronavirus in Hamilton County. For that, you can thank…
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Mask guidelines changing
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)- According to reports, the CDC will soon advise people to still wear masks indoors in counties with high levels of meaningful COVID-19 cases such as hospitalizations and deaths as compared…
School mask mandate bill continues to roll in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia senators are advancing bills that would let Georgia public school parents opt their children out of school mask mandates and would bar many state and local agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Both measures passed…
Vaccination Event To Be Held at Red Bank Community Fair
A COVID-19 vaccination event will be part of the Red Bank Community Fair on Thursday. The first 100 people vaccinated or boosted will receive $25 VISA gift card.
Travel increases as COVID cases decrease
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"Very safe. Everyone’s masked up, everyone’s complaint just about we’re on Royal Caribbean and we feel safer there than we do at home. People around here don’t wear a mask when you go…
Health Department moving Covid vaccine site
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is moving the location of their Covid-19 vaccinations. On Tuesday, they will begin administering them at their officers on East 3rd Street. And they will shut down the drive-thru location at the…
Dade County Schools drop quarantines
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Another local school system has made changes to its policy for students who have been exposed to COVID-19. Starting yesterday, students at Dade County Schools are no longer required…
Dade County Schools Drops Quarantine Requirement for Students Exposed to COVID
DADE COUNTY, Ga. -- Starting February 7, students at Dade County Schools are no longer required to quarantine after a COVID exposure. The change comes after the school system found that none of…
Free N95 Masks Available at Food City
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Food City stores in our area are offering free N 95 face masks to customers and associates. In mid-January, the federal government announced plans to distribute 400 million masks…
College Life Continues Amid Record High COVID Surge
As Hamilton County crossed the threshold of a thousand COVID deaths, Thursday saw the second largest spike in new cases on record. "We are experiencing a high rate of daily new cases. Our hospitalizations…
Hamilton County Surpasses 1,000 COVID Deaths
Nearly two years after the first COVID case was identified in Chattanooga, more than one thousand people have died of coronavirus-related illness in Hamilton County. "Omicron is just, is doing terrible damage in…
Health Department marks several Covid milestones
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Health Department is acknowledging several round numbers in the battle against Covid-19.. some good and some bad: 1000 COVID DEATHS "Each one of these deaths was an individual; they were someone’s mother, father, sister, brother, or…
AP source: US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID shots
U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old.
Hamilton County Health Department temporarily closing Riverpark vaccination site
The Hamilton County Health Department announced Friday it would be temporarily closing one of its vaccination sites due to the weather. The vaccination site at the Tennessee Riverpark on Amnicola Highway will be closed Saturday. It will reopen at 9…
Two more schools added to virtual learning in Hamilton County
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County has gotten waivers to move two more schools to virtual learning on Friday and some of next week. The new editions are Bess t. Shepherd Elementary and Soddy Daisy Middle. Under the new state law,…
Hamilton County adds four more schools to virtual class list
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County has moved to virtual classes in four more local schools because of rising Covid cases. East Hamilton Middle, East Ridge High, Ooltewah Middle, and Hixson Middle are shutting down classrooms for the next few days.…
3 more schools switch to virtual classes in Hamilton County
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School system has added three more schools to the virtual learning list for this week due to Covid issues. They are Hunter Middle, Soddy Elementary and Loftis Middle. The school system now gets waives…
Georgia Hospitals Still Urge COVID Precautions During Pandemic
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) -- The latest surge of COVID-19 may have peaked in Georgia. But hospitals continue to warn of the strain they face from overloaded emergency rooms and inpatient wards. They're urging people to take precautions despite fatigue with…
Omicron Surge Continues in Hamilton County
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - With 670 new cases reported in Hamilton County today, Chattanooga continues to face yet another surge of COVID-19. Driven by the Omicron variant, this new wave comes…
Nine Hamilton County Schools go Virtual
UPDATE: Hamilton County added 5 new schools to the virtual learning list late Thursday: School Dates Battle Academy 1/21-1/25 Chattanooga School for Liberal Arts 1/21-1/25 East Brainerd Elementary School 1/21-1/25 Lookout Valley Middle…
Connect With Ham. Co. Health Dept.:
- COVID-19 hotline: (423) 209-8383
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- Spanish Facebook page
- Press Briefings
- COVID-19 Testing Calendar
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