Health Alabama’s COVID positivity rate continues to rise amid BA. 5 subvariant surge The latest surge is being driven by a spike of BA.5, a highly transmissible omicron subvariant. John H. GlennJuly 18, 2022
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump More than 500 people were in hospitals with COVID-19 on July 5. John H. GlennJuly 7, 2022
Health COVID positivity rate declines while hospitalizations continue to climb The number of people in Alabama hospitals with COVID-19 has continued to increase. John H. GlennJuly 6, 2022
Health COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations continue steady increase in Alabama The COVID-19 positivity rate in Alabama is inching higher by the day. John H. GlennJune 30, 2022
Economy 82 Alabama groups urge Ivey, legislators to fund public transportation using ARPA funds Lawmakers created the state Public Transportation Trust Fund in 2018, but it has yet to receive state funding. And the consequences of that state... StaffJune 24, 2022
Health Ivey urges Biden to halt COVID-19 vaccine deadline for National Guard personnel Ivey said in the letter that the dismissal of unvaccinated soldiers would immediately impact the Guard's force readiness, with up to 1,000 soldiers potentially... StaffJune 24, 2022
News COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise, with positivity rate leveling off There are 129 more patients in hospitals with COVID-19 compared to the same time last week. John H. GlennJune 21, 2022
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate rising steadily as hospitalizations decline slightly The seven-day average for the percent of COVID-19 tests that were positive was 15.3 percent on June 5, rising to 18 percent on June... John H. GlennJune 14, 2022
Health Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations, positivity rate rising Alabama's positivity rate was 15 percent on Thursday, three times what public health officials say it should be. Eddie BurkhalterJune 3, 2022
Health More than 15 million in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage without action Once the COVID public health emergency ends, millions will have to reapply for Medicaid or find coverage elsewhere. Eddie BurkhalterMay 19, 2022