Alabama’s hospitalized COVID-19 patients Sunday at highest number since Sept. 2.
It’s a trend that has public health officials and hospital staff concerned that the state may be headed for another surge.
Alabama Department of Public Health
COVID-19 hospitalizations, new cases continue to rise
The number of rising hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama is a concerning sign of a possible coming surge of the disease, state health experts said Friday. Alabama hospitals were caring for 888 coronavirus patients Friday, the highest number since Sept 9. UAB Hospital was caring for around 80 COVID-19 inpatients Friday afternoon, said Dr. Rachael … Continued
Alabama’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases continue rise
Average daily hospitalizations continue an ongoing increase as cases nationwide surge.
White House COVID-19 report put Alabama in red zone last week
Alabama’s number of new cases last week rose by 14 percent from the previous week, while the number of tests performed statewide dropped by 11 percent.
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.
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.
Delayed reporting caused spike in Alabama’s daily COVID-19 count
Two large labs were improperly reporting COVID-19 testing data to the Alabama Department of Public Health, and a data dump from those labs resulted in the state's largest single day spike in new daily cases on Sept. 25.
Alabama declines to release COVID-19 data associated with child care centers
APR has asked for that data and whether ADPH was aware of the number of cases associated with child care centers statewide.
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
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