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Alabama public health officials concerned about COVID-19 and Labor Day weekend

Alabama’s COVID-19 numbers have improved some since Gov. Kay Ivey’s statewide mask order, but with Labor Day just ahead, state health officials fear if the public lets its guard down there could be a surge similar to what the state saw in July. Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, speaking during a press briefing … Continued
September 2, 2020

Nineteenth Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19

Jonathan Mallory, 33, died on Aug. 27, becoming the 19th Alabama inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19. Mallory was taken from the Fountain Correctional Facility to a local hospital on July 10 for treatment of an unrelated medical condition, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Monday. Mallory tested negative for coronavirus upon admission, … Continued
September 1, 2020

Simple safety measures can prevent a Labor Day virus spike, expert says

Alabamians can avoid spreading COVID-19 during Labor Day celebrations by wearing masks around people from different households, staying six-feet apart and gathering outdoors or in areas with good ventilation, according to Jodie Dionne-Odom, an assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Division of Infectious Diseases. “There’s no question now about what works. The … Continued
August 28, 2020

Alabama Nursing Home Association addresses visitations amid COVID-19

The Alabama Nursing Home Association wants families to know that the organization hears the pleas of families to restart visitations for their loved ones, and is actively working to ensure that happens just as quickly as is safely possible. Nursing homes in Alabama and across the world have been greatly impacted by COVID-19. Keeping residents … Continued
August 26, 2020

Alabama mayors discuss surviving COVID-19 in Business Council of Alabama’s online conference

Alabama businesses have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they’ve also found ways to innovate and to drive the needed changes to keep their employees and customers safe, said the mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities.  The Business Council of Alabama’s Engage Alabama virtual business conferences kicked off Wednesday with a discussion of how the … Continued
August 26, 2020

419 Alabamians have died from COVID-19 in August

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday confirmed six additional deaths from COVID-19, taking the state’s death toll from the pandemic to 1,950. Of those deaths, 419 have been reported in August alone. August already is the second-worst month of the pandemic for deaths in the state, trailing only July. The state is averaging … Continued
August 25, 2020

The on-campus semester is in danger at both Alabama and Auburn

Officials at Auburn University and the University of Alabama are issuing warnings to students about the future of in-person classes following upticks in positive tests around the campuses and numerous videos and pictures of packed bars and large crowds of people not wearing face coverings.  Just days into the semester, Alabama has already canceled all … Continued
August 24, 2020