Health

Hamilton County Hospitals Serving Record COVID-19 Patients

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Hamilton County repeatedly hit new records last week, including a one-day increase through Thursday, 114, as the county continues to face the most serious outbreak of the global pandemic thus far. . People in the hospital with the virus, a key metric for understanding the severity of …

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Can Alabama’s two-week mask rule save the school year?

Alabama is making an effort in late summer to reduce its growing COVID-19 cases before schools reopen. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced a statewide mask order on Tuesday that expires July 31, just over two weeks from the time it went into effect, hoping to lessen the state’s fugitive escalation. …

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