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Senate OKs bill to require health care facilities to allow visitation

The legislation would guarantee that Alabamians in nursing homes be allowed at least one visitor — even during a public health emergency.

April 21, 2021

House passes bill to set minimum visitation standards during public health emergencies

The legislation sets minimum visitation requirements for a patient in a nursing home or hospital during public health emergencies.

April 8, 2021

Senate considering bill to set minimum standards for visitation

A bill in the Alabama Senate would set minimum standards of visitation for patients in long-term care facilities.

March 29, 2021

High-speed broadband emerges as critical quality of life issue in Alabama

"The need for a comprehensive statewide plan to provide high-speed, fiber-fed broadband internet connectivity to every Alabamian has never been more evident."

November 9, 2020

Roy Moore sues state challenging COVID orders

Moore is arguing that the state has exceeded its authority by issuing COVID-19 restrictions and the statewide mask mandate.

September 28, 2020

Governor extends mask order through Oct. 2

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended her “safer-at-home” order another five weeks to Oct. 2. This includes the mandate that everyone socially distance and wear masks whenever they are around people not from their immediate household. “Today with the support of Dr. Harris I am extending the Safer at Home order,” Ivey said during … Continued

August 27, 2020

More than half of Alabama COVID-19 deaths have come in July and August

More Alabamians have died in July and the first two and a half weeks of August than died in the first four months of the pandemic combined. The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alabama, taking the state death toll to at least 1,867. At least 926 … Continued

August 19, 2020

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

August 14, 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.

August 4, 2020