Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
More in Coronavirus, page 57
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Two Hamilton County inmates die from COVID-19 less than two weeks apart
Two inmates at Silverdale Detention Center have died of COVID-19 in less than two weeks.
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University of Tennessee system extends COVID mask mandate
The University of Tennessee system has extended a mask requirement at its campuses amid the state's continued spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the delta variant.
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COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when?
COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans but already the Biden administration is being forced to scale back expectations - illustrating just how much important science still has to be worked out.
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Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions
Mary Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the COVID pandemic. A housekeeper at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu, the single mother of two saw her income completely vanish as the virus devastated the hospitality industry.
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Miami teen’s football game to honor dad who died from COVID
The night before Alan Arellano died of COVID-19, his wife recorded a short audio message with their two youngest sons. Miami doctors had placed the 49-year-old man in a coma after he suffered a heart attack while being treated for the virus.
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Patients praise Regeneron as antibody treatments continue in Dalton, Georgia
More than 400 people have been injected with monoclonal antibodies in Dalton over the past week as health officials and city leaders attempt to mitigate the late summer surge of COVID-19 that has overwhelmed North Georgia hospitals and schools.
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Tennesseans sick for months on end with long-haul COVID
Lesa Schultz has been sick for about 17 months. One of the "first wavers," Schultz got COVID-19 on a trip home from Los Angeles in March 2020 before the first pandemic lockdowns began in Tennessee. Schultz, a self-employed consultant, joins many Tennesseans in suffering from "long COVID."
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Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state: Mississippi
As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the nation's least vaccinated state.
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Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby's drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori - an artificially intelligent voice assistant that will take your order and send it to the line cooks.
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Chattanooga’s Vax 4 Cash sweepstakes up to 17,000 entrants; hear from 3 winners
In its first month, Chattanooga's Vax 4 Cash sweepstakes has drawn more than 17,000 locals hopeful to win $1,000 and a month of free city parking for getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
