Any hope that COVID-19 would be a thing of the past, or at least would have subsided by 2022 is not going to be a reality. COVID-19 cases have increased recently and are extremely high. The number of hospitalized COVID patients has also risen in the Chattooga County area. Deaths have remained at about the same level. The test positivity rate in Chattooga County is also high, suggesting that cases may be undercounted, according to the latest data.

Over 100 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported just this week in Chattooga County, according to the New York Times nationwide COVID-tracker.  The total number of deaths from COVID-19 have remained steady throughout the Holidays.  Chattooga County has reported 92 deaths that have been attributed to COVID-19.

Health officials say that because of extremely high Covid-19 transmission in Chattooga County right now, unvaccinated people are at an extremely high risk. Vaccinated people are at lower risk.

NYT