Gov. Kay Ivey extended a statewide face mask order through Nov. 8. The order requires face masks to be worn in public to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. Ivey made the announcement at a press conference Wednesday. The rule was set to expire Friday, but the new deadline extends it past Election Day and much of the remaining high school and college football seasons. Read more.
The Alabama Department of Public Health reported a large increase Wednesday in the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the state, but officials said the figures include older information from a testing lab. The agency's daily dashboard showed 1,147 total new cases of the disease, up from 571 in the previous day's report. ADPH said a laboratory transmitted statistics into the system that included cases from an unspecified number of previous days, inflating the daily total. The dashboard listed 154,701 cases in Alabama since the pandemic began in March. That includes 137,564 cases that are confirmed to have been from the disease and 17,137 that are listed as probable. Read more.
Alabama recorded 571 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths in Tuesday's 0vernight report by the state Department of Public Health. There have been 153,554 cases of the disease since the pandemic began in March, the agency's daily dashboard showed. Of those, 136,549 are confirmed to have been from the coronavirus and 17,005 are listed as probable. The death toll reached 2,517, with 2,378 confirmed and 139 probable. Read more.
There were 662 new cases of COVID-19 in Alabama but no new deaths for the second consecutive day, according to Monday's 24-hour update by the state Department of Public Health. The number of total cases rose to 152,983, including 136,055 confirmed cases and 16,928 probable cases. The death toll stood at 2,501, including 2,364 confirmed to have been from COVID-19 and 137 listed as probable. That has not changed since an increase of 10 cases was reported Saturday. Read more.
Alabama reported 730 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and had no additional deaths, according the state Department of Public Health's daily update. There have been 135,554 confirmed cases of the disease and 16,767 probable cases for a total of 152,321 since the pandemic began in March. The agency has reported 2,364 deaths that were confirmed to have been from the coronavirus and 137 listed as probable for a total of 2,501. Read more.
The City of Fairfield benefited from a pair of actions approved Thursday during the Jefferson County Commission meeting. Commissioner Lashunda Scales provided the city a $29,355 community grant from her discretionary funds to help offset the cost to sustain bus route No. 5 in the city. Commissioners were unable to provide funding for Fairfield in the general fund because of budget shortfalls brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the County Commission approved a $250,000 ALDOT infrastructure grant to pave E.J. Oliver Jr. Boulevard. Read more.
The number of confirmed new cases of COVID-19 in Alabama more than doubled from the previous day's total in Thursday's 24-hour update by the state Department of Public Health. The agency reported 464 confirmed new cases on Wednesday, and that figure grew to 981 on Thursday. Another 14,773 cases were listed as probable. The increase pushed the daily number of new cases to an average of 762 over the past week, the highest average since a figure of 798 on Sept. 4. The 14-day average stood at 726 cases a day, the most since an average of 741 on Sept. 11. Thursday's COVID-19 Dashboard listed 14 deaths, for a total of 2,349 since the pandemic began in March. An additional 157 deaths are shown as probable. Read more.
Alabama recorded its lowest daily number of confirmed cases in more than two weeks but the highest number of deaths in more than a week on Wednesday in the state Department of Public Health's 24-hour COVID-19 update. There were 464 confirmed cases of the disease, down from 583 on Tuesday and the fewest since a count of 405 on Sept. 8. The state has listed 132,452 confirmed cases since the pandemic began in March, plus 14,701 presumed cases for a total of 147,153. It is averaging 704 cases a day over the past week and 705 daily over the past 14 days. The COVID-19 Dashboard showed 31 new deaths, the most since a total of 32 on Sept. 15. There have been 2,335 confirmed deaths, plus 153 presumed for an overall total of 2,488. Read more.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has set an Oct. 1 hearing to discuss proposed police reforms. The event is the culmination of a 90-day review by the public safety task force, a seven-member group appointed earlier this year to assess Birmingham Police Department policies. The task force also is requesting public input, inviting interested individuals to submit written or video proposals for new public safety policies. Read more.
Alabama recorded 583 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, plus 12 deaths from the disease, in Tuesday's daily update by the state Department of Public Health. There have been 131,988 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March, plus 14,596 probable cases for a total of 146,584. The death totals stood at 2,304 confirmed, 153 probable and a total of 2,457. Probable cases are those in which a person has a positive antibody test or has symptoms, has been exposed to the coronavirus but has not been tested. A totalof 16,487 people have been hospitalized in Alabama with COVID-19 during the pandemic. There were 802 individuals in hospitals on Monday, the daily report said. That is up from 972 a week earlier but down from the total of 1,168 a month ago and the high of 1,613 on Aug. 6. Read more.
