KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — With COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise, the University of Tennessee Medical Center is deferring nonessential procedures that might require a bed that could be used for a COVID-19 patient.
WATE 6 On Your Side is told that the decision is up to a patient’s doctor.
A record 142 Knox County residents are in the hospital battling COVID-19 as of Tuesday night.
Just keep in mind that number does not include people who live in surrounding counties.
