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City of Mobile issues stay-at-home order

The city of Mobile is telling its residents to stay at home. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson says he has signed a stay-at-home order for the city. “It’s something that we’ve been considering for several days, but it’s only now that we feel like we’ve gotten all of the information that we need to do this … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 3, 2020

Alabama nursing homes struggle to get COVID-19 tests, results

There are more than 1,000 outstanding COVID-19 tests among Alabama nursing home residents and staff, and many homes are having difficulty getting the tests, according to the Alabama Nursing Home Association.  John Matson, communications director for the Alabama Nursing Home Association, told APR on Friday that the association is asking the Center for Disease Control … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 3, 2020

Birmingham extends shelter-in-place until end of April

The city of Birmingham has extended its shelter in place order until April 30. The Birmingham City Council voted unanimously to implement the order, which requires residents to stay home except for essential activities like getting food, seeking medical care or performing critical work functions. It was set to expire at midnight. Mayor Randall Woodfin … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 3, 2020

ADPH investigating cases in Chambers as county emerges as state’s worst hotspot

The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating and performing contact-tracing in Chambers County as the number of COVID-19 cases in the county made another jump Thursday. The number of positive confirmed cases in the county has nearly doubled in the past two days, rising from 36 on March 31 to 66 on April 2. … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 2, 2020

Alabama hospitals facing “dire” equipment shortages

Every morning the team at UAB Hospital gets a report on the number of patients who come into the hospital infected with COVID-19 and their status. Then the doctors and other health care professions on the team receive an update on the number of days they have left before their supply of personal protective equipment … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 2, 2020

Alabama Dept. of Corrections has tested 17 inmates for COVID-19

The Alabama Department of Corrections has tested 17 inmates in nine of the state’s prisons for the novel coronavirus. All tests so far have been negative. Five more inmates have been tested, but their results are pending. ADOC began publishing test data on its website Thursday. It says it will update the information twice a … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 2, 2020

Sen. Doug Jones calls on Alabama governor to order shelter-in-place

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones during a virtual town hall on Thursday called on Gov. Kay Ivey to implement a statewide shelter-in-place or stay-at-home order. “I have been promoting stay at home orders for some time,” Jones said, adding that he “absolutely” thinks the state should implement such an order. “The reason I would like to … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 2, 2020

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For humanitarian and public health reasons, we need to get people out of our jails

For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners (Psalm 69:33) We are facing a crisis unlike any in our lifetime. A virus is infecting us at unprecedented rates. Over 100,000 have been infected in the United States and the death toll in our country is already in … Continued

Bishop Van Moody

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April 2, 2020

More than 80,000 joined the unemployment rolls in Alabama last week

More than 80,000 people filed a jobless claim to receive unemployment compensation last week, the Alabama Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor say. That number is about eight times the number of claims filed the week before when layoffs began hitting the state. Alabama Department of Labor spokesperson Tara Hutchison said Monday … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 2, 2020