The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)Â has reported a large increase in cases of COVID-19 in children at this time of year compared to 2020. ADPH says statewide at least 50 children have been hospitalized and 9 children have been on ventilators in a single day. ADPH pediatrician, Dr. Karen Landers, states her concern about Alabama children contracting the…
Alabama State University is moving ahead with events to celebrate the 2021 Labor Day Classic, which is part of the HBCU Classic Weekend. Earlier this week, the City of Montgomery canceled HBCU Classic Weekend events that were to be held at city facilities.
All along the Gulf Coast, beaches, bars and stores are packed. Yet just a few miles away, a hospital is running out of critical care beds, its rooms full of unvaccinated people fighting for their lives.
Elmore County School Supt. Richard Dennis says face masks will now be required for most students and staff due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Nearly 200 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at Elmore Correctional Facility after prison officials conducted mass testing in the wake of an outbreak.
Friday’s season-opening football game between Goshen and Holtville has been canceled, due to a COVID-19 case on the Goshen football team.
The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue getting federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.
U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A major Alabama employer says it will require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System announced that both employees and others working in its hospitals and clinics must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 12. The requirement affects 16,000 employees. Meanwhile, communities large and small are canceling events…
In an announcement on social media, Pike County Schools will be closed on Friday due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
