Tuesday COVID-19 case count

NATIONAL

Cases 44,183, 544 deaths. Georgia is now in the top ten states with the most cases, Tennessee in top 12.

TENNESSEE VALLEY

28 cases in our coverage area, 17 cases in neighboring counties

TENNESSEE

667 Cases, 2 deaths. Hamilton County reported 7 new cases today. Grundy County gets their first case.

Counties in our area

15 Hamilton (Chattanooga)

3  Cumberland (Crossville)

2  Bradley (Cleveland)

2  McMinn (Athens)

2  Monroe (Sweetwater)

1  Marion (Jasper)

1  Grundy (Altamont)

1  Franklin (Winchester)

GEORGIA 

1097 cases, 361 hospitalized, 38 deaths. Georgia is now breaking down how many positive cases are actually in the hospital.  Fannin County in the mountains gets its first case.

Counties in our area:

8  Gordon (Calhoun)

2  Whitfield (Dalton)

1  Catoosa (Ringgold)

1  Fannin (Ellijay)

1  Chattooga (Summerville)

ALABAMA 

242 cases, 0 deaths

Counties in our area

1  Jackson County (Bryant)

NORTH CAROLINA

398 cases, 0 deaths.  Cherokee County (Murphy) has four cases