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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.

January 5, 2022

Alabamians hospitalized with COVID in ICUs, on ventilators largely unvaccinated

In Alabama on Saturday, 81 percent of hospitalized COVID patients were unvaccinated.

October 4, 2021

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.

September 20, 2021

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.

September 7, 2021

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.

September 6, 2021

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.

September 3, 2021

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.

September 3, 2021

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.

September 1, 2021

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.

August 17, 2021

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.

August 16, 2021