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Chip Brownlee is a former political reporter, online content manager and webmaster at the Alabama Political Reporter. He is now a reporter at The Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering guns in America.

First death from COVID-19 reported in Alabama

Alabama has reported its first death from the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Jackson County Commission, in a statement posted to their Facebook page Wednesday, said a county employee died from the virus. “The Jackson County Commission and the employees of the county offer the family of one of our part-time employees its heartfelt … Continued
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March 25, 2020

Nick Saban and UAB hospital: “STAY HOME”

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and UAB hospital have an important reminder for the public: STAY HOME. Medical experts are pleading with community members to stay home and keep your kids at home. Meanwhile, hospitals in the state are seeing a spike in patients being hospitalized for the virus. UAB continues to … Continued
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March 25, 2020

Mayor Walt Maddox orders curfew in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox signed an executive order Wednesday, establishing a mandatory curfew in the city from Friday night until at least April 3. The curfew is from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The goal is to reduce social gatherings, especially among young people in the community. “This may be the first of many steps,” … Continued
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March 25, 2020
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Analysis | Alabama is going to need more ventilators. It seems to have no plan

It has been less than two weeks since Alabama reported its first positive case of the new novel coronavirus. Since then, the number has jumped to 242 positive cases. There are sure to be more. Several hospitals across the state, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health, are already nearing their capacity. At any … Continued
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March 24, 2020

45 COVID-19 cases hospitalized at UAB, 18 on ventilators

UPDATE: For a more recent look at UAB’s hospitalization numbers, look at this page. UPDATE: The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday afternoon passed Mayor Woodfin’s shelter-in-place order. You can read the ordinance at the bottom of this story. Birmingham is the first city in the state to issue such an order to curb the spread … Continued
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March 24, 2020