County Officials Urge 80 Percent Vaccination Rate In Hamilton County To Get Back To Normal chattanoogan.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chattanoogan.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Coppinger Says Be Extremely Cautious Though COVID-19 Numbers Are Trending Down Thursday, February 11, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus
County Mayor Jim Coppinger said Thursday that people still need to be “extremely cautious” even as numbers are starting to trend down. He said there are around 1,500 active cases, and hospitalizations are starting to decrease.
“We’re trending in the right direction, but this is the time to be extremely cautious so we can continue to minimize the spread in our community,” County Mayor Coppinger said. “We have testing seven and six days a week at Alstom and CEMPA. If you’re symptomatic or think you’ve been exposed, we highly recommend you get tested to exclude you from being a spreader.”
County Officials Welcome Downturn In COVID Cases In Hamilton County Thursday, January 28, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus
County Mayor Jim Coppinger - photo by Joseph Dycus
Health Department Administrator Becky Barnes and County Mayor Jim Coppinger said Thursday they see a welcome trend in fewer COVID-19 cases in Hamilton County.
“Our numbers have gone down as it concerns active cases. We’re down to almost 2,000 cases, as are our hospitalization and ICU cases down,” County Mayor Coppinger said. “The testing continues and we are very active, and those numbers and the positivity rate has gone from 20 percent to around 13 percent.”
He thanked citizens who have followed precautions such as wearing masks, washing hands, and avoiding large gatherings.
The Expert Should Not Criticize Our Health Department chattanoogan.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chattanoogan.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Roy Exum: Our Dec. 31 SNAFU Sunday, January 3, 2021 - by Roy Exum
Roy Exum
Have you ever heard a senior citizen cuss? I mean, really bad words with ‘added emphasis’ on the syllables? Yes, our ‘New Year’s Eve SNAFU’ was that bad … no, check that … It was ‘Situation. Normal: All. (Fouled). Up.” To wit: on the front lines during World War II – today’s over age 75 era, mind you – was when the acronym SNAFU was born into the American dictionary. And back then, the ‘F word” was far better fitting than the substitute: ‘fouled.’ Hark! it was used this past Thursday far more than ever before, by our citizens over 75 years old who were rightfully furious over the abuse they endured by a grossly incompetent Chattanooga Hamilton County Department of Heath.