Rising death toll in Alabama prisons: 3 more amid silence from ADOC
APR reached out to ADOC to confirm several deaths but the public agency never responded.
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Nearly 300 Alabamians have died of COVID-19 in the first weeks of August
The Alabama Department of Public Health over the weekend confirmed five additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the state’s death toll to 1,830. At least 299 of the deaths have been reported in the first half of August. The state of Alabama averaged 21 COVID-19 deaths per day through the first two weeks of August. In … Continued
Alabama suffers another record one-day death toll as 47 more die
The addition of 47 more deaths to the state's COVID-19 death toll Wednesday broke the previous single-day high of 40 set on Tuesday.
Behind the model that projected 5,500 deaths in Alabama — and why it changed
Early last week it said 7,500 would die in Alabama by August. This modeling from the University of Washington’s Institue for Health Metrics and Evaluation has been cited by the White House’s coronavirus task force. This modeling — that last week suggested somewhere between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans could die — spurred President Donald Trump’s … Continued
Death toll at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika increases to 6
The number of patients who have died from COVID-19 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika since Friday has increased to six, the hospital said in a statement Sunday. Four of the patients were from Chambers County and two were from Lee County. The Alabama Department of Public Health is still investigating the deaths and … Continued
Lee County tornado identified as deadliest in the country since 2013
A tornado that ravaged through Alabama on Sunday has been identified by the National Weather Service as the deadliest in the United States since 2013. The death toll currently remains at 23 people, three victims being children. Lee County Sherriff Jay Jones and Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said the death toll could still potentially … Continued