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Free drive-through tests offered in Jefferson, Tuscaloosa counties through Sept. 2

Any resident of Alabama, children included, can be tested for COVID-19 at three testing sites that are accepting appointments until the end of business hours on Sept. 2. There are no requirements other than being willing to drive to one of the sites, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. One is in Tuscaloosa … Continued

Micah Danney

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August 28, 2020

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.

Brandon Moseley

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July 8, 2020

More than 200 Alabamians have died from COVID-19 in the month of June

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that 23 more citizens of the state have died from COVID-19 — the latest setback for a state that had been optimistic about reopening the economy. The losses bring the state’s death toll to 854. At least 224 Alabamians have died during June alone. {{CODE1}} While many … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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June 24, 2020

How Alabama is tracking COVID-19 hospitalizations

Alabama on Saturday started publicly reporting the number of people hospitalized because of COVID-19 on its data dashboard. As of Monday morning, 240 people have been hospitalized since March 13, according to that data. The day before ADPH began publishing the number of cumulative hospitalizations on its dashboard, I reported that 255 people were hospitalized … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 6, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey closes beaches, expands restaurant restrictions statewide

UPDATE: Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health said Friday that this public health order issued Thursday is not meant to apply to work-related gatherings of 25 people or more. Read more about how this applies to businesses here. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health on Thursday issued … Continued

March 19, 2020

Alabama is setting up the ability to contact doctors with telehealth

The Alabama Senate earlier this month approved a $5 million supplemental appropriation to the budget to combat the spread of COVID-19, a condition caused by a novel strain of coronavirus. Much of that funding was to set up coronavirus testing, but the state is also working on setting up the ability to contact doctors with … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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March 19, 2020

You can vote absentee if you’re concerned about contracting or spreading coronavirus

Voters who are concerned about contracting or spreading an illness—including the novel coronavirus—can apply for an absentee ballot to vote in the upcoming primary runoff. The election will continue as planned, Secretary of State John Merill said. Merrill is in contact with local election officials in all 67 countries to encourage preventative measures to maintain … Continued

March 15, 2020

Montgomery County person Alabama’s first confirmed coronavirus case

Alabama’s first confirmed case of a person with the novel coronavirus was discovered Friday morning, state officials said.  The person lives in Montgomery County and had traveled to another state that has a coronavirus outbreak, said State Public Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris in a press conference Friday. Harris didn’t say where the person had … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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March 13, 2020

Alabama’s State Public Health lab ready to test for coronavirus

It was unclear for a time Thursday whether Alabama’s public health lab in Montgomery could test for coronavirus or not.  Conflicting statements Thursday from an Alabama Department of Public Health physician and a tweet an hour later from the department’s official Twitter account made it uncertain whether the state’s lab can or cannot test for … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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March 6, 2020