HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) -- Saturday afternoon, Mayor Gary Chesney posted to Facebook saying that, according to the White House COVID-19 Task Force, Hamblen County is now in the Red Zone.
Chesney reports that deaths have increased to 48 in the county, which is up by 27 from a month ago.
Positive tests have increased by 43, which he says might be the largest single day jump in the county, and that the county now has 208 active cases.
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