The Alabama Department of Public Health is reporting an increase of COVID-19 cases throughout the state.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - “Right now, we’re averaging about 1500 cases per day in the state,” said. Dr. Wes Stubblefield. “Of course, that’s underreported, that’s just what’s being reported to ADPH.”
The World Health Organization reports over 10 subvariants of Omicron, with XBB.1.5 being one of the current strains.
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