UAB: ERs not the place to seek COVID testing if not sick enough to need care
Alabama's new COVID cases and positivity rate continue to set records this week as hospitalizations continue to rise.
Alabama Hospital Association
Alabamians hospitalized with COVID in ICUs, on ventilators largely unvaccinated
In Alabama on Saturday, 81 percent of hospitalized COVID patients were unvaccinated.
Alabama Hospital Association: Federal COVID aid needed to help struggling hospitals
Some Alabama hospitals are burning through reserves battling COVID, and the state's ICU bed crisis continues to threaten care for all patients.
Moment of silence across Alabama and a call for vaccinations as COVID-19 rages
The number of new infections during the last seven days of August was 231 percent higher than the same time last year.
Majority of Alabamians hospitalized with COVID-19 on ventilators are unvaccinated
There were 92 more patients needing ICU bed care than the state’s hospitals had formal ICU beds on Sunday.
Gov. Kay Ivey announces federal funds to hire traveling nurses for hospitals
Alabama on Thursday had 120 fewer ICU beds than patients who needed ICU care. COVID-19 continues to surge statewide.
Over 9,000 COVID-19 cases among students, staff in Alabama schools this week
The state school superintendent said some school staff have had to have police protection due to threats over COVID-19 mitigation strategies in schools.
Statewide moment of silence for those lost to COVID-19 set for Tuesday
There have been 12,291 COVID-19 deaths and more than 704,000 cases in Alabama.
Alabama’s ICU beds are beyond full as COVID-19 rages
Mobile County health officials are discussing getting refrigeration trucks to hold the growing number of COVID-19 deaths.
Only two ICU beds available in Alabama as COVID hospitalizations surge
Of those hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide on Monday, 88 percent were unvaccinated, according to the Alabama Hospital Association.