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The percentage of claims reported to be due to the pandemic dropped from 76 percent three weeks ago to 30 percent last week.
There were 10,909 new unemployment claims filed last week, according to the Alabama Department of Labor, down from 18,710 two weeks prior, the last week for which figures are available.
Of the new claims, 3,269 are estimated to be related to COVID-19, representing 30 percent. That decreased from 76 percent of claims filed two weeks earlier.
As part of the turnaround plan, the hospital is exploring the divestiture of non-core operations to refocus resources on acute care.
Financial challenges have plagued the hospital since it lost COVID-related federal aid in 2022.
A variety of medical experts, including at UAB, have published statistics that show masks were an effective way to prevent the COVID-19 transmission.
Only three states have a higher disease frequency and mortality rate than Alabama, and just two states have a lower life expectancy.
