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 Uninsured Alabamians may soon have to pay for COVID tests, treatments Congress failed to approve additional COVID funding to pay for tests, treatments and vaccines, and the burden to pay for those is to fall... Eddie BurkhalterMarch 30, 2022
Health More contagious omicron BA.2 variant found in Alabama The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed to APR on Tuesday that the first case of the BA.2 variant of COVID-19 has been identified... Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 23, 2022
Environment Federal grant awarded to increase safety in Black Belt homes ADPH and the University of Alabama receive the $2 million grant to remove safety and environmental issues in Black Belt homes. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 17, 2022
Health Alabama least vaccinated state, breaks 17,000 confirmed COVID deaths The “Alabama Unites Against COVID" campaign seeks to encourage vaccinations and increase access to testing. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 28, 2022
Health Opinion | Alabama Unites Against COVID stressing vaccination, testing COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective in reducing severity of disease, hospitalizations, and deaths, and available to the public free of charge. Scott Harris, M.D., M.P.HJanuary 27, 2022
Health Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators Of the 97 children hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, 15 were in ICUs and four on ventilators. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 18, 2022
Health Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations UAB's Dr. Michael Saag said child hospitalizations could be increasing due to the record numbers of cases the state is seeing. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 14, 2022
Health Alabama’s average daily reported COVID cases breaks 10,000 for first time 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. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 11, 2022