At least 248 COVID deaths reported in Alabama in October
The cumulative death toll in Alabama has risen by 248 to 2,788 in October and by 124 in the last week alone.
COVID-19
Jacksonville State head football coach tests positive for the coronavirus
“I was notified that I received a positive during the most recent round of COVID testing,” Grass said in a statement.
Alabama inmate tested positive for COVID-19 after his death
Testing data from the department shows there was an outbreak of the disease in the prison around the time he was taken to a hospital.
White House COVID-19 report put Alabama in red zone last week
Alabama’s number of new cases last week rose by 14 percent from the previous week, while the number of tests performed statewide dropped by 11 percent.
New unemployment claims increased last week
More people joined the unemployment rolls last week than the week before.
The Census count is now over
Alabama presently has seven congressional districts. Public officials are fearful that the state could lose one of those districts through post-Census redistricting and reapportionment.
Congressman Byrne: States that locked down shouldn’t get federal aid
Republicans in the Congress have been strongly resisting calls to reimburse city and state governments for their lost revenues due to the economic shutdowns.
Georgia game going ahead despite Saban’s COVID diagnosis
The 69-year-old Saban has tested positive for the coronavirus, but is asymptomatic at this time.
Saban, AD Byrne test positive for COVID-19
Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19. The University of Alabama released a statement late Wednesday afternoon confirming that Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne both tested positive for the virus and were currently self-quarantining at their homes. The university said Saban and Byrne were the only known positive tests at this point. “I found … Continued
Alabama attorney general will appeal curbside voting ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
A panel of federal appeals court judges on Tuesday reversed parts of Kallon’s ruling regarding absentee voting in the upcoming Nov. 3 elections, but the judges let the previous ruling allowing curbside voting to stand.