The Alabama Department of Public Health lists Baldwin County and Escambia County in the FOX10 viewing area as being among the counties labeled as having “high” community transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
, 17 of the state’s 67 counties are labeled red, indicating a high COVID risk. ADPH says the percentage of tests coming back positive is now nearing 8 percent.
In the past week, 26,024 people have tested for the coronavirus and of those, 2,012 returned as positive. These tests do not include tests taken by an individual at home.number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 has decreasedIn April, Dr. Karen Landers with ADPH said the state was in a “reasonable” place with COVID-19, but she urged residents to remain cautious.
Alabama began administering the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020, and the Moderna vaccine shortly followed. The FDA approved a single dose of Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine on Feb. 27, 2021. As of May 13, 2022, there have been 5,979,354 vaccines administered.Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are.
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