Alabama Unites Against COVID stressing vaccination, testing
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UAB: ERs not the place to seek COVID testing if not sick enough to need care
Alabama's new COVID cases and positivity rate continue to set records this week as hospitalizations continue to rise.
Program seeks more Alabama K-12, private schools for COVID-19 testing
Testing will be critical to help prevent outbreaks in schools and surrounding communities, according to the program's principle investigator.
Saban tests negative for coronavirus, cleared to coach
Saban has been cleared to be on the field coaching Saturday’s football game against the University of Georgia.
Alabama reports zero COVID deaths on Sunday and Monday
In the month of September, at least 319 Alabamians have died from COVID-19 including 62 in the last week alone.
Alabama’s COVID-19 testing of college students shows few cases so far, officials say
More than 75,000 college students across Alabama have been tested for COVID-19 as classes continue to start, and while the number of infections among those tested was low, what happens next will depend largely on those students’ decisions to help keep themselves and others safe, according to experts behind the statewide testing program. “This is … Continued
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
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
Governor awards $30 million in CARES Act funds for COVID-19 testing, safety programs
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $30 million of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) money to be used to establish COVID-19 testing and safety development programs. The state of Alabama will provide the $30 million to support two programs, Testing for Alabama and Stay Safe Together. The programs will be … Continued
June 29, 2020
Alabama lab authorized by FDA to do widespread COVID-19 testing
Golden Point Scientific Labs of Hoover has doubled its testing capacity and received FDA authorization to conduct widespread testing for COVID-19, giving health providers and community organizations a new alternative to identify those who have been exposed to the virus. Golden Point Scientific Labs will partner with a range of agencies and providers to offer … Continued
May 5, 2020