Wednesday’s COVID-19 cases in our area
We are adding up all the cases in the Tennessee Valley and neighboring counties. There are some discrepancies between state numbers and local numbers.
TENNESSEE VALLEY
122 cases in coverage area, up 16
73 in surrounding counties, up 19
9 deaths in the region, up 1
biggest increases today in Bradley, Whitfield and Marion counties
TENNESSEE
14th in country
2,683 cases, 200 hospitalizations, 24 deaths
Counties in our area
52 Hamilton (Chattanooga), 4 deaths – 2 new cases, 1 new death
14 Bradley (Cleveland) – 4 new cases
14 Cumberland (Crossville) – 3 new cases
8 Marion (Jasper), 1 death – 3 new cases
7 Franklin (Winchester) – 2 new cases
6 Grundy (Altamont) – 2 new cases
5 Monroe (Sweetwater)
3 McMinn (Athens)
2 Blesdoe (Pikeville)
1 Rhea (Dayton) – County executive George Thacker says the state tells him that the Rhea County case is a mistake, they will take it off on Thursday. He says they still have NO cases.
1 Meigs (Decatur)
1 Sequatchie (Dunlap)
1 Coffee (Manchester)
1 Warren (McMinnville)
GEORGIA
11TH in the country
4748 cases, 1013 hospitalizations, 154 deaths
State health officials today said Albany, GA has one of the worst infection rates in the world right now (490 cases, 29 deaths)
Counties in our area
18 Gordon (Calhoun), 1 death – 2 new cases
14 Whitfield (Dalton), 1 death – 4 new cases
6 Fannin (Blue Ridge) – 2 new cases
5 Murray (Chatsworth)
4 Catoosa (Ringgold)
3 Chattooga (Summerville)
2 Walker (LaFayette) – 1 new case
1 Dade (Trenton)
1 Gilmer (Ellijay)
ALABAMA
27TH in the country, 3rd least in the south
1106 cases, 28 deaths
Counties in our area
8 Jackson (Scottsboro), 1 death
6 DeKalb (Fort Payne) – 2 new cases
2 Cherokee (Centre)
NORTH CAROLINA
1584 cases, 204 hospitalized, 10 deaths
20th in the country
8 Cherokee (Murphy) 1 death
1 Clay (Hayesville)
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