Hamilton County has had two more coronavirus deaths bringing the total to 28, the county Health Department reported on Monday.
The 25th death reported Friday was an Asian female in the 41-50 age-band with underlying health issues. Sunday’s 26th death was a black male in the 31-40 age-band with underlying health conditions. The two deaths reported today include a white male in the 71-80 age-band with underlying health conditions, and a Hispanic male in the 41-50 age with no underlying health conditions.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to these families,” Health Department Administrator Becky Barnes said of the latest casualties. “We want to encourage our community to continue wearing masks when out in public and to practice social distancing as much as possible. The disease is still very active in our community and community spread is still occurring.”
There were 36 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 2,174.
There are 36 hospitalizations, including 28 from Hamilton County. Those are confirmed and pending cases.
The number in Intensive Care is 13.
The Health Department reminds the community that they offer free COVID-19 testing. No referral, symptoms, or insurance is needed.
Between Monday, June 15 and Sunday, June 21, the Health Department tested 1,509 people at Brainerd High School and Orchard Knob Elementary School. Over this past weekend, the Hawkinsville Baptist Church testing site supported by the Health Department and the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga tested 312 people.
Free Health Department testing this week will be held at East Lake Academy and Hardy Elementary, and next weekend at Hardy Elementary and Greater Tucker Baptist Church. The Health Department wants to thank the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga for supporting the testing at Greater Tucker Baptist. Details for these testing sites can be found on the Health Department’s web page. The testing sites are drive-through or walk-up.
For more information about COVID-19 or testing, call the hotline at (423) 209-8383.
Tennessee reported five new deaths to bring the total to 531.
There were 451 new cases of coronavirus. The new total is 35,553.
Ten were hospitalized for a total of 2,301.
Nashville remains with 87 coronavirus deaths. It has a total of 8,191 cases, an increase of 139 in the past 24 hours.
Memphis is at 164 deaths with 8,094 cases.
Bledsoe County remains at 613 cases after an earlier outbreak at the correctional facility at Pikeville. There has been one death.
Bradley County is up to 349 cases - up by 11. There have been three deaths.
Rhea County jumped from 13 cases to 188 related to an outbreak among migrant workers at a farm. It is now at 255 - up three - and no deaths.
Marion County is at 50 cases and three deaths. Sequatchie County is at 24 cases and no deaths. Grundy County is at 48 cases - up two - with one death. Meigs County is at 31 cases. Franklin County has 69 cases and two deaths.
McMinn County is at 175 cases and 15 deaths.
Monroe County is at 109 cases, and it has had four coronavirus deaths. Polk County is at 32 cases.
Sumner County (Gallatin) is up to 1,196 cases - up 15 - and remains at 49 deaths.
There are 793 cases - up 11 - in Williamson County and it has 13 coronavirus deaths.