MONTGOMERY (AP) – The number of coronavirus patients in Alabama hospitals has risen to its highest levels in six months. Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday released a video with State Health Officer Scott Harris encouraging people to get vaccinated. Harris said the delta variant is so infectious that anyone who contracts COVID-19 is likely to spread it to three or…
Organizers say the clinic was a huge success with 238 Montgomery residents given their first dose of the vaccine. Out of that group, a 115 were students.
If you want to see how many people have died of COVID-19 at nursing homes, or how many residents and staff members have received their vaccines at a specific nursing home, there is a website with that information.
The newest statewide COVID-19 community transmission map puts all of Alabama in either the “high” or “substantial” category, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The Alabama Department of Public Health is offering updated COVID-19 guidance to K-12 schools in Alabama as classes start for the 2021-22 school year.
Florida has reported 21,683 new coronavirus cases, the states highest one-day total since 2020.
Fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 jumped from 204 to 1,345 in July in Alabama.
The city of Montgomery and Montgomery County have announced that face masks will be required in all facilities.
Montgomery County is canceling all jury trials in the month of August. Presiding Judge Johnny Hardwick made the decision to cancel due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The jury trials that were set to take place in August will be rescheduled at a later date. The order states that it will remain in effect until further order of…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A health leader says COVID-19 is “raging” through Alabama as thousands refuse vaccinations that nearly always prevent serious illness. UAB Hospital’s Dr. Sarah Nafziger says the surge is happening as a highly contagious strain race through communities where many have quit taking basic safety precautions. Nearly all of the more than 1,250 people hospitalized statewide with…
