Hamilton County Has 1 More COVID Death And 100 New Cases; Tennessee Has 35 More Deaths

  • Monday, October 4, 2021

The Hamilton County Health Department reported one more coronavirus death on Monday and 100 new positive cases, down from 139 on Friday. The total number of cases in the county now stands at 61,994. The death total is at 627.

It is reported the death was a white woman, age 71-80.

The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is 167 in Hamilton County - down from 177 on Friday. Seven more are hospitalized with suspected COVID. There are 57 Hamilton County inpatients and 41 patients are in ICU - down from 43 on Friday.

The number of those who have recovered from coronavirus in Hamilton County is 59,796, which is 96 percent. There are 1,571 active cases, down from 1,679 on Friday.

Tennessee reported 1,081 new cases on Monday for a total of 1,238,023 coronavirus cases. 

There were 35 more deaths in Tennessee reported on Monday, for a total of 15,323.

The state currently has 2,194 people hospitalized from the virus, 52 fewer than the day before.

The number of coronavirus tests that have been administered in the state is 9.968 million. 

There have been 1,184,325 Tennesseans that have recovered from the virus, which is 96 percent.

Here are the numbers by county, last updated Friday: 

Bledsoe County:  3,383 cases, up 28; 14 deaths

Bradley County:  21,529 cases, up 88; 172 deaths

Grundy County: 2,701 cases, up 7; 37 deaths

Marion County: 5,576 cases, up 30; 52 deaths

McMinn County: 10,153 cases; 119 deaths

Meigs County: 2,109 cases, up 7; 27 deaths

Polk County: 3,064 cases, up 14; 27 deaths

Rhea County: 6,748 cases, up 22; 89 deaths

Sequatchie County: 2,871 cases, up 11; 29 deaths, down 1

Knox County: 75,455 cases, up 397; 859 deaths, up 6

Davidson County: 117,822 cases, up 578; 1,101 deaths, up 4

Shelby County: 141,086 cases, up 592; 2,125 deaths, up 40

Breaking News
House Fire Extinguished In East Lake
House Fire Extinguished In East Lake
  • 7/15/2025

Chattanooga firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire in East Lake Tuesday afternoon. At 2:51 p.m., Red Shift companies were dispatched to a residence in the 1900 block of East 25th Street ... more

Lookout Mountain, Ga., Gets Better Return On Investments; Historic Fairyland Arch To Be Cleaned
  • 7/15/2025

The city of Lookout Mountain, Georgia’s investments are more secure since Tommy Gifford consulted with the town officials. Mr. Gifford told the council that several months ago City Manager Kenny ... more