Health Madison County seeing surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations, ambulance calls A surge of COVID-19 cases in Madison County troubles the CEO of Crestwood Hospital, who said the public needs to take the virus seriously... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 8, 2020
Health UAB expert: We can’t wait until it’s too late to act on surging cases “We still are at a time point when we have an ability to intervene, and do something to reduce that case count, to reduce... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 8, 2020
Health Tenth state inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 As of Tuesday, 97 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 8, 2020
Health Fauci calls on governors in states with surging cases to issue mask orders As COVID-19 deaths in Alabama passed 1,000 on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci called on governors to issue face mask orders to slow the spread... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 7, 2020
Health Governor awards $18 million for COVID-19 testing in nursing homes Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded $18.27 million of federal COVID-19 relief money to the Alabama Nursing Home Association Education Foundation for coronavirus testing... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 7, 2020
Health COVID-19 testing delays becoming a concern for nursing homes: survey Fifty-six percent of nursing homes and assisted living communities report that lab processing was the top barrier for access to testing. Brandon MoseleyJuly 7, 2020
Health Madison County mask order goes into effect Tuesday Madison County’s health officer issued a face mask order to slow the spread of COVID-19, which goes into effect Tuesday at 5 p.m. Madison... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 6, 2020
Health For the first time, more than 1,000 hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alabama The new highs of 919 patients in hospitals being treated for COVID-19 on Sunday and of 1,016 on Monday were 40 percent higher than... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 6, 2020
Health Alabama reports 1,750 new COVID-19 cases ahead of July 4th The seven-day average of cases per day surpassed 1,000 for the first time Friday. Brandon MoseleyJuly 3, 2020
Health Second Julia Tutwiler Prison worker dies after testing positive for COVID-19 The death comes as cases and deaths among inmates and staff continue to mount across the state’s prisons. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 3, 2020