ADPH Urges Continued COVID-19 Safety Measures in Schools, Despite Drop in Cases
In a statement, ADPH says that the majority of counties in the state continue to have high, moderate or substantial levels of disease.
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ADPH: Alabama Public School COVID-19 Cases Take a Tumble
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new COVID-19 school dashboard. It shows another drop in cases among the school systems that have reported to the state.
ADPH: Alabama COVID-19 Hospitalizations Down, Death Numbers Unchanged
Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says that while COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have been trending down in recent weeks, death statistics have not yet fallen.
Alabama Sees Antibody Shipments Decline
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama saw its number of available monoclonal antibody doses fall as federal officials try to ration the limited resource, but low-vaccination Southern states continued to receive some of the largest allocations. Alabama this week will receive 6,576 patient courses of the treatment used to prevent severe disease in a person with COVID-19, according to the Alabama…
Harris: Alabama Recorded More Deaths Than Births in 2020
At a news conference Friday in Montgomery, Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a startling statistic: Alabama recorded more deaths in 2020 than births.
ADPH School Dashboard: Significant Drop in Weekly COVID-19 Cases
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new COVID-19 school dashboard. It shows a significant drop in cases among the school systems that have reported to the state.
Harris: Alabama School COVID-19 Cases Up 605% from Last Year
Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says that COVID-19 cases among the state’s school-age children are up 605% from the same week a year ago, when many school systems were virtual.
State of Alabama to Use Football, Gift Cards as New COVID-19 Vaccination Incentives
With Alabama’s COVID-19 vaccination rates lagging at or near the bottom nationally, the state is turning to college football and gift cards as incentives to convince people to get the shots.
ADPH Relaunches COVID-19 Dashboard for Alabama Public Schools
Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has announced the Alabama Department of Public Health has relaunched its COVID-19 dashboard for Alabama’s public schools, now that the 2021-22 school year has started.
Alabama Sees Surge in Virus Cases Among School-Age Children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in school-age children, increase officials say is likely fueled by the highly contagious delta variant and is causing some schools to temporarily switch to remote learning. The Alabama Department of Public Health said Thursday that 5,571 children ages 5 to 17 were reported to have contracted COVID-19…
