Alabama COVID positivity rate falls below 20 percent
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests reported to ADPH is now 19.4 percent, the lowest state positivity rate since mid-June.
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Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations continue to decline
Earlier this month, the state reached 20,000 deaths because of COVID-19, according to data released by ADPH.
Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate begins to decline
The 7-day positivity rate as of Aug. 17 was 25 percent, down from 27.6 percent two weeks earlier on Aug. 3.
ADPH switches to once weekly updates of COVID dashboard
The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that it has switched from daily to weekly updates of COVID-19 statistics.
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Ivey has previously issued mask mandates to protect Alabamians from the virus.
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The latest surge is being driven by a spike of BA.5, a highly transmissible omicron subvariant.
Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump
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COVID positivity rate declines while hospitalizations continue to climb
The number of people in Alabama hospitals with COVID-19 has continued to increase.