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More contagious omicron BA.2 variant found in Alabama

The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed to APR on Tuesday that the first case of the BA.2 variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Alabama.

February 23, 2022

Federal grant awarded to increase safety in Black Belt homes

ADPH and the University of Alabama receive the $2 million grant to remove safety and environmental issues in Black Belt homes.

February 17, 2022

Alabama least vaccinated state, breaks 17,000 confirmed COVID deaths

The “Alabama Unites Against COVID" campaign seeks to encourage vaccinations and increase access to testing.

January 28, 2022

Alabama Unites Against COVID stressing vaccination, testing

COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective in reducing severity of disease, hospitalizations, and deaths, and available to the public free of charge.

January 27, 2022

Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators

Of the 97 children hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, 15 were in ICUs and four on ventilators.

January 18, 2022

Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations

UAB's Dr. Michael Saag said child hospitalizations could be increasing due to the record numbers of cases the state is seeing.

January 14, 2022

Alabama’s average daily reported COVID cases breaks 10,000 for first time

Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations reached 1,776 on Monday, a level not seen since Sept. 21 and a 239 percent increase from two weeks ago.

January 11, 2022

Alabama hospitals, schools react as COVID surges

While some public school systems are requiring masks, others are taking a wait-and-see approach as cases and hospitalizations increase statewide.

January 10, 2022

Alabama seeing record new COVID cases, hospitalizations continue rising

Treatments for the more contagious omicron variant are in short supply in Alabama as COVID cases surge and hospitalizations grow.

January 5, 2022

Shipments of treatments for delta resume as COVID surges

A new monoclonal antibody treatment effective against the omicron variant isn't yet available in Alabama as cases and hospitalizations rise.

January 3, 2022