Alabama schools likely added more than 10,000 COVID cases this week
Public schools are seeing a surge in cases, eclipsing last year's numbers and sending many systems back to virtual learning.
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Eddie Burkhalter is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or reach him via Twitter.
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