Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
Within his first week back at school after a year and a half, 7-year-old Ben Medlin was exposed to a classmate with COVID-19, and he was sent home, along with 7,000 other students in the district, for 14 days of quarantine.
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Younger Hamilton County residents are dying from COVID-19
An increasing number of younger Hamilton County residents are dying because of COVID-19 as a result of the ongoing summer surge powered by the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.
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Georgia Gov. Kemp stops short of measures to address COVID-19’s spread
Georgia parents were teetering between hope and anxiety in early August as children were returning to classrooms.
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Catoosa County to give vaccinated employees $500, extra sick leave
Catoosa County, Georgia, government employees are now eligible to receive $500 and an additional 40 hours of paid time off if they get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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World Health Organization, partners aim to get Africa 30% of needed doses by February
The World Health Organization and its partners said they hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February, badly missing the 60% vaccination coverage goal that African leaders had once hoped for this year.
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Census: Relief programs staved off hardship in COVID crash
Massive government relief passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic moved millions of Americans out of poverty last year, even as the official poverty rate increased slightly, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
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Tennessee leads nation in COVID-19 cases per capita
Tennessee leads the nation in COVID-19 cases per capita since the start of the pandemic - as well as new cases over the past week - placing it at the center of the current coronavirus surge in the U.S.
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‘A great young man’: Pastor, school remember Hamilton County student who died of COVID-19
Justin Leming, a 17-year-old who attended Sequoyah High School, died of COVID-19 on Sunday.
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Monoclonal antibody treatments in Dalton, Georgia, are covered by standing doctor’s order
When people first started lining up to receive monoclonal antibody treatments at the convention center in Dalton, Georgia, last month in the hopes of fighting COVID-19, the city said prescriptions were not necessary for patients.
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COVID-19 vaccine is safe for pregnant women
I'm pregnant. Can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
