Department of Public Health

Every county in Alabama has lost people from COVID-19

There is a lot of diversity in Alabama. Not every community in Alabama looks the same, has the same level of education or makes the same amount money. There are urban counties, suburban counties, rural counties, counties experiencing rapid growth, and counties that have been declining in population for years. There are counties where people … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 3, 2020

Nearly 32,000 Alabamians contracted the coronavirus in August

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported Monday — the last day in August — that another 696 Alabamians tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Throughout the month, 31,874 Alabamians were diagnosed with the coronavirus. That total does not include an unknown number of Alabamians who may have or have had the virus but were … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 1, 2020

536 Alabamians killed by COVID-19 in August

Over the weekend, the Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed an additional 50 deaths from COVID-19, taking the state’s COVID death toll to 2,067. With just one day left August, at least 536 deaths have been reported this month alone. August trails only the month of July in the number of Alabamians killed by COVID-19. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 31, 2020

Research finds relationship between COVID-19 deaths, morbid obesity

An analysis released Thursday by researchers at the University of Alabama of morbid obesity data and reported COVID-19 deaths in the United States found a relationship between morbid obesity and COVID-19 deaths. In a paper published in the journal World Medical and Health Policy, researchers found a statistically significant relationship between the prevalence of morbid … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 21, 2020

More than 100,000 Alabamians have contracted the coronavirus

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported an additional 875 positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in Alabama, bringing the total number of infections since March to more than 100,000. The number of known cases in the state has reached 100,801. More than half of those cases — 52,213 cases — … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 13, 2020

More than 1,000 Alabamians have died this summer from COVID-19

Through June, July and the first week and a half of August, the state has amassed an additional 1,103 dead from the coronavirus pandemic.

Brandon Moseley

August 11, 2020

Alabama coronavirus cases more than doubled in the last 30 days

The state has averaged 1,605 cases per day in the last 30 days. Thursday’s increase of 1,626 exceeded that average.

Brandon Moseley

August 7, 2020

Nearly 4,000 Alabama long-term care residents have contracted the coronavirus

At least 1,526 residents have been diagnosed since July 1. That is a rate of 45 new cases in long-term care facilities per day. In just the last two weeks, 842 long-term care facility residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. That is a rate of 60 new cases per day.

Brandon Moseley

August 4, 2020

More than 80,000 Alabamians have been diagnosed with the coronavirus

At least 23,868 cases have been reported in just the last 14 days.

Brandon Moseley

July 29, 2020

Alabama records more than 40,000 coronavirus cases in July

Not only is July the worst month for new coronavirus cases, but the number of cases reported in July is also more than every other month of the pandemic combined.

Brandon Moseley

July 28, 2020