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UAB conducting clinical trials of COVID-19 drugs, therapies, including two given to the President

UAB physicians are conducting a trial of the drug company Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail.

October 7, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Delta

Delta is the 25th named storm and the ninth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

October 6, 2020

What’s the Black Belt? Alabama Education Policy Center sets out to define it

A number of different federal and state agencies and private groups have different definitions of the Black Belt. So what is it?

October 6, 2020

24th Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID

Willie Bernard Collins, 67, died on Oct. 1 after battling the disease for 113 days.

October 6, 2020

Alabama COVID deaths drastically declined after governor’s mask order, data shows

What the new data shows is that the state’s highest single-day of deaths was July 31, when 29 people died.

October 2, 2020

UAB doctor: Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis a “sobering reminder,” urges masks and social distancing

“If the most powerful, or one of the most powerful leaders in the world is susceptible to COVID and its consequences, that's incredibly sobering and sad, and I’m very sorry it happened,” Marrazzo said.

October 2, 2020

Schools won’t be required to report COVID-19 data for state’s K-12 dashboard

Information presented on the dashboard won’t be broken down by individual schools but will instead be displayed for whole systems. And districts won’t be required to report.

October 1, 2020

Nursing Home Association announces plan for indoor visits

“It’s important for nursing home residents and their family members to be able to visit in person and this is another step toward returning life to normal in nursing homes,” said Brandon Farmer, president and CEO of the Alabama Nursing Home Association.

October 1, 2020

Judge orders Alabama to change voter requirements over COVID-19 concerns

In his 197-page ruling, the judge wrote that “the plaintiffs have proved that their fears are justified.”

September 30, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey extends statewide mask order, allows limited nursing home visitations

“This mask ordinance is working. It works, and we have evidence of that,” State Health Officer Scott Harris said.

September 30, 2020