The Hamilton County Health Department is changing the hours of operation for their COVID-19 hotline. The new hours will be: Monday – Friday: 8AM-4PM Saturday: 10AM-3PM Sunday: Closed “Since its activation on March 5th through June 17th, the call center has fielded 22,462 calls,”said Health Department Administrator Becky Barnes, “Lately, the center handles approximately 400 […]

In a press release, officials with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office announced that recent testing in the jail has been completed which revealed both inmates and employees have COVID-19. According to the release, the test results confirm that eight corrections employees and six inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. At the time of testing, inmates […]

The Hamilton County Health Department regretfully reports two additional COVID-19 deaths today. The announcement brings the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths to 24. “It is with sadness that we have to report these deaths today and our hearts go out to the families who are suffering these losses,” said Health Department Administrator Becky […]

NASHVILLE – After a successful virtual 5K race for World Bee Day, Tennessee State Parks will host two virtual races for Independence Day weekend, running July 3-6.  The parks will host the Red, White and Raptors virtual 5K or 1 Miler that weekend. It will also host the Virtual Firecracker Glow Run on those dates. […]

DISTRICT 29 HAMILTON COUNTY I-24 Replacement of Belvoir Ave. Bridge over I-24 and I-24 bridges over Germantown Road near MM 183: Lane shifts are in place on I-24 EB and WB under the Belvoir Avenue Bridge, at North and South Terrace approaching the Belvoir Avenue Bridge, and on Germantown Road under the I-24 Bridge. Single […]

Kroger Health is pleased to partner with the Hamilton County Health Department to facilitate a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing opportunity. The three-day event will take place Wednesday, June 10 thru Friday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the parking lot of Northgate Mall (271 Northgate Mall Drive, Chattanooga, TN).  People seeking a […]

The Hamilton County Health Department reports 106 new cases of COVID-19 today for a cumulative total of 1,381. While the majority of people are compliant with the Health Department’s isolation and quarantine instructions, there are an increasing number of people who are not staying home and not being cooperative. This behavior puts the general public […]

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was notified earlier this morning one of our Corrections Division employees has tested positive for COVID-19. Per Hamilton County Jail guidelines, the employee is at home under isolation order from the Hamilton County Health Department. Jail personnel are currently working with Health Department personnel to currently track all inmates and […]

As part of the I-75/I-24 design-build interchange modification project in Hamilton County, TDOT contract crews will establish a new traffic pattern on I-75 North that will affect traffic coming up from Georgia and traffic merging from the Tennessee Welcome Center and Exit 1 (East Ridge).The work to set up the new traffic pattern will occur […]

DISTRICT 29 HAMILTON COUNTY I-24 Replacement of Belvoir Ave. bridge over I-24 and I-24 bridges over Germantown Road near MM 183: Lane shifts are in place on I-24 EB and WB under the Belvoir Avenue Bridge, at North and South Terrace approaching the Belvoir Avenue Bridge, and on Germantown Road under the I-24 Bridge. Single interior […]

Contact tracing is the process of determining who has been exposed to an infected person. It is one of the primary tools of local health departments around the United States used to stop the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19. “Contact tracing is a tool that is old as public health itself,” said Health Department […]