Where COVID-19 cases are rising and falling in the past week across the Chattanooga region

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Vernon Smith, back, and Pacey Smith deliver snacks for the vending machines at Chattooga County High School on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in Summerville, Ga. Thursday is the first day of school for over 2,600 students in the Chattooga County Schools system. As other districts around the state delayed their back-to-school days or moved to all-remote learning, Chattooga County school officials are going ahead with its plan to start school Thursday, one of the earliest start days in the nation. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Vernon Smith, back, and Pacey Smith deliver snacks for the vending machines at Chattooga County High School on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in Summerville, Ga. Thursday is the first day of school for over 2,600 students in the Chattooga County Schools system. As other districts around the state delayed their back-to-school days or moved to all-remote learning, Chattooga County school officials are going ahead with its plan to start school Thursday, one of the earliest start days in the nation.

By Wyatt Massey July 29, 2020 2 min read

Counties surrounding Hamilton County continue to be hit by COVID-19 at a higher rate, even as Chattanooga’s cases continue trending upward.

On Wednesday, the Hamilton County Health Department announced 89 new infections, bringing the county total to 5,292. There were 96 people hospitalized and 29 people in the intensive care unit because of the virus.

Across the region, cases are trending upward, too. Calculating the number of new cases per 10,000 people in each county takes into account different population sizes and allows for comparisons between rural and urban areas.

Here is what the coronavirus data is showing in the past week.

Where cases are rising