Despite a massive celebration on the Tuscaloosa Strip earlier this month, the University of Alabama reported that only 205 of its students were COVID-19 positive Friday afternoon.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey extended the state's mask mandate into mid-March Thursday morning as COVID-19 and hospitalizations continue to surge across the state.
The Alabama Department of Public Health says it has allocated all available COVID-19 vaccines and will now begin placing those who request vaccination on a waitlist.
There will be a free COVID-19 testing event at the First African Baptist Church in West End Tuscaloosa this Saturday, January 16, 2021, from 9:30 am until 1:30 pm.
The chief said TPD's first instinct after the game was to allow the students to celebrate peacefully, but after 15-20 minutes "something shifted" and a few fights broke out.
In a Facebook post Friday, Maddox asked fans to continue to wear masks, practice social distancing and to follow the laws and regulations put forth by the state.
The Alabama Department of Public Health will soon begin to offer vaccination against the novel Coronavirus to first responders and those aged 75 and older
Andy North, the VP of Marketing/Communication at DCH said the hospital system is straining under the burden of a record-high number of COVID-19 patients and needs more help to curb the spread.