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Seventh Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19

A seventh Alabama inmate has died after testing positive for COVID-19, and the man is the second person from the infirmary at the Staton Correctional Facility to have tested positive for the virus and subsequently died.  Daniel Everett, 74, died Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus at a local hospital, the Alabama Department of Corrections … Continued
July 1, 2020

After public apology, councilman’s priority is keeping the most vulnerable safe from COVID-19

Montgomery City Councilman Glen Pruitt’s change of heart after a failed mask order vote on June 18 was a rarity in politics — a public apology that took responsibility for his own reasoning rather than shifting blame to his critics’ reaction to it. His wife, Ashley, prompted his realization when she mentioned his daughter, who … Continued
July 1, 2020

Jones calls for Senate action following House approval of Medicaid expansion incentives

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala., today called for the U.S. Senate to take action on his legislation to incentivize Alabama and other non-expansion states to expand Medicaid. Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a broad package to expand access to quality, affordable health care. Senator Jones’ States Achieving Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act was included in … Continued
June 30, 2020

Ivey extends “safer-at-home” order with no new restrictions amid COVID-19 surge

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday held her first press conference in more than a month to discuss COVID-19, during which she announced an extension of her “safer-at-home” order until July 31 but no new restrictions amid a surge in cases and hospitalizations.  Ivey’s amended safer-at-home order, which went into effect May 22 and allowed more … Continued
June 30, 2020

Sixth Alabama inmate dies after positive COVID-19 test

A sixth incarcerated person in Alabama died Monday after testing positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Monday.  Wanda Gaye Dison, 68, who was serving at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka died at a local hospital Monday, according to the department. Dison was hospitalized for advanced, chronic health problems, was tested … Continued
June 30, 2020

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alabama set new record high

Alabama on Monday saw a new record number of patients in hospitals with COVID-19, and while the hospitals are managing well now, that could change if the trends of rising cases and hospitalizations continue. “Please wear masks,” said Dr. Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association, speaking to APR on Monday.  Alabama’s hospitals were … Continued
June 29, 2020

Alabama leaders’ plan to reopen schools really isn’t a plan at all

There is no plan to reopen Alabama’s public schools.  That much was clear after state superintendent Eric Mackey’s hour-long press conference on Friday — the one in which he presented the state’s plan to reopen schools.  It was, to put it kindly, underwhelming. To put it not so kindly: It was the State Department of … Continued
June 29, 2020

Alabama breaks 7- and 14-day averages for new cases on Saturday

Alabama on Saturday added 888 new COVID-19 cases, and both the seven-day and the 14-day rolling averages for new cases are at the highest points they’ve been since the pandemic began, coming after another week of record-breaking new cases and hospitalizations.  On Saturday, the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases was 783, breaking the last … Continued
June 27, 2020