Birmingham area hospitals: Please wear masks, social distance as COVID surges
"Given the high level of community spread, our hospitals need the public’s help in stopping the spread of COVID."
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Alabama sets new hospitalization record on day vaccines arrive
Officials say the situation for hospitals is dire and vaccines are not coming in time to quell the current surge.
Alabama breaks another COVID-19 hospitalization record
COVID hospitalizations reached 2,286 on Monday, a 32 percent increase from two weeks ago.
FDA grants emergency use authorization to Pfizer vaccine
The FDA emergency use authorization gives the federal government the ability to start distributing it to states.
Hospitals see surge of COVID patients due to Thanksgiving gatherings
"We've got to stop this now before conditions get even worse," UAB's Dr. Sarah Nafziger said.
Sports broadcaster Eli Gold tests positive for coronavirus
Gold confirmed his positive test on his weekly show with Alabama head football coach Nick Saban.
Alabama COVID cases, hospitalizations reach another record high
Alabama’s ICU availability dipped to a record low 8 percent Wednesday, with just 130 beds available statewide.
Death of 94-year-old man in Alabama prison highlights struggle to control COVID-19
AODC has struggled to control the virus, which has infected at least 1,033 incarcerated people and at least 729 workers.
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U.S. sets new single day COVID-19 death record
Nationally, the death toll has risen to at least 296,885 as of press time.