UTHSC expert anticipates more hospitalizations, drop in elective surgeries

In Shelby County, coronavirus cases are speeding upward, hospitalizations are surging, and local hospitals are about to be in a bind. "I’m not sure what there is to say besides: Cases are going up. Hospitalizations are going up. It’s all going in the wrong direction right now," University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) pediatrics chair and influenza pandemics expert Dr. Jon McCullers said Monday. McCullers' assessment is significantly more negative than it was in late June, when…