Coronavirus hospitalizations, deaths in Tennessee still at 'critical stage,' health official says
A Tennessee health official said this week that coronavirus-related hospitalizations and deaths are already at the "critical stage" in the state -- warning that any post-holiday surge could push the state and already-strapped health care resources to the brink. "The next few days and next couple of weeks are going to really determine how our hospitals are going to function over the next month," Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said, according to local news outlet News Channel 5. "Remember, it takes a few days to get infected after you're exposed, and then it will take between five and eight days before hospitalization and then...