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Hospitals statewide continue to see record numbers of COVID-19 patients, as new cases mount and vaccine disbursement lags.
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Hospitals statewide continue to see record numbers of COVID-19 patients, as new cases mount and vaccine disbursement lags.
December is headed to becoming Alabama's deadliest month during the pandemic, as hospitalizations surge following holiday gatherings.
Malcolm Marler and his team of chaplains have been able to resume in-person visits with COVID-19-patients.
Officials plan a marketing campaign and will use pharmacies, doctors and clinics to inform others when vaccines are available.
There had been 20,354 vaccines administered as of Monday, out of the state’s supply of 128,175 combined doses.
Alabama's weekly average of cases has grown by 56 percent since Dec. 1, and the state ranks third highest in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita.
The state had a record 2,802 hospitalized coronavirus patients on Monday.
Alabama's death toll jumped by 135 on Wednesday, the most to date, as cases and hospitalizations remain at record highs.
With record cases and hospitalizations, experts are pleading with the public to reconsider Christmas plans.
The pleas came as the state on Friday set another record for new daily cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations.