Alabama’s daily COVID-19 deaths second highest since start of pandemic
In the past two weeks the state recorded 190 coronavirus deaths, a 38 percent increase from the previous two weeks.
Health
Stay safe but don’t delay cancer treatment or screenings, UAB doctors warn
Healthcare workers are seeing fewer people getting routine cancer screenings for fear of coming into contact with the novel coronavirus. With no end to the pandemic in sight, doctors are urging people to get screened and move forward with treatment if they have a diagnosis. Not delaying treatment is of paramount importance, said Barry Sleckman, … Continued
Alabama lawmaker suggests more should become infected with COVID-19
The leader of Alabama's State Senate suggested to a reporter that he'd actually like to see more people become infected to build the state's overall immunity to the virus, a claim that would require thousands more deaths to become a reality.
Alabama reports record-breaking 2,164 new COVID-19 cases
Thursday’s number of new cases hit 2,164 and blew past the previous daily record set on July 3 by 406 cases.
Alabama Innovation Fund, Auburn support development of saliva COVID testing device
The Alabama Department of Commerce and the City of Auburn’s Industrial Development Board have teamed to award $250,000 in funding to accelerate the development of OraSecure LLC’s breakthrough patent-pending saliva collection device intended to help in the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus. Support from the Alabama Innovation Fund and the City of Auburn will … Continued
July 9, 2020
Decatur joins growing list of Alabama cities, counties requiring masks
In a 3-1 vote, the ordinance passed, but it wasn’t clear Wednesday when the order will go into effect.
Madison County seeing surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations, ambulance calls
A surge of COVID-19 cases in Madison County troubles the CEO of Crestwood Hospital, who said the public needs to take the virus seriously and do what’s needed to slow the spread by wearing masks and practicing social distancing. Madison County added 66 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, when the county’s total case count hit 1,620. … Continued
UAB expert: We can’t wait until it’s too late to act on surging cases
“We still are at a time point when we have an ability to intervene, and do something to reduce that case count, to reduce the eventual mortality,” UAB specialist Dr. Jodie Dionne-Odom said.
Tenth state inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
As of Tuesday, 97 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 kills 228 Alabamians in last three weeks as deaths pass 1,000
At least 1,007 Alabamians have died from COVID-19 since the first case was diagnosed in the state in mid-March.