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Of the 97 children hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, 15 were in ICUs and four on ventilators.
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- Education
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- Health
Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations near record high
UAB epidemiologist: Alabama’s COVID surge could last for several more weeks
Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators
U.S. government to launch free COVID test website Wednesday
Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations
Alabama Department of Public Health stories
Health
UAB's Dr. Michael Saag said child hospitalizations could be increasing due to the record numbers of cases the state is seeing.
Health
Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations reached 1,776 on Monday, a level not seen since Sept. 21 and a 239 percent increase from two weeks ago.
Health
While some public school systems are requiring masks, others are taking a wait-and-see approach as cases and hospitalizations increase statewide.
Health
Treatments for the more contagious omicron variant are in short supply in Alabama as COVID cases surge and hospitalizations grow.
Health
A new monoclonal antibody treatment effective against the omicron variant isn't yet available in Alabama as cases and hospitalizations rise.
Health
The percentage of COVID tests in Alabama that are positive reached 18.2 percent on Sunday.
Health
Alabama's percent of tests that are positive increased by 76 percent over two weeks. New cases and hospitalizations are rising as well.
Health
The drugs were critical in preventing hospitalizations and deaths during the delta surge.
Health
Merck’s drug, molnupiravir, was found to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by 30 percent, while Pfizer's antiviral pill had a nearly 90 percent reduction.
