Interventional cardiologist Dr. Warren Strickland of Crestwood Medical Center presented what he called “alarming’’ statistics among the black community regarding COVID-19 at the weekly update at the Huntsville City Council chambers. According to Strickland, though that segment represents just 13 percent of the United States population it accounts for 28 percent of COVID-19 deaths as […]
The state’s economy could grow by 2.6 percent in 2021, a good clip that will not pull the state out of the hole created in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by economists at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business. “It will be a couple of years before we get […]
Loan data shows 1.3 million loans and significant increase to underserved entrepreneurs
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Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers opened the recent weekly COVID-19 update with positive news. Before the briefing ended at the Huntsville City Council chambers, however, there were also some negatives regarding the availability of virus vaccines. First, the good stuff. According to Spillers, there are 263 COVID-19 inpatients in hospitals across the region, down from […]
The pandemic created unique challenges for college athletic programs throughout the country, and the Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference came up with an original answer for its football programs. The SWAC moved the regular season to this spring. Players at Alabama A&M – the school is a member of the SWAC – reported for COVID-19 […]
The Alabama Department of Public Health is extending eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 or older, and additional groups of frontline workers, effective Feb. 8. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Public Health Department made the announcement Friday. The Vaccine Allocation Plan is available at www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19vaccine/assets/adph-covid19-vaccination-allocation-plan.pdf. Frontline critical workers listed in the plan are […]
Despite a crippling pandemic, Madison County was able to sustain growth and success in 2020, Madison County Commission Chairman Dale W. Strong said in the annual State of the County Address. Strong spoke Wednesday to members of the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce in celebrating the accomplishments of 2020 and looking forward to 2021. The […]
“We can vaccinate about 3,000 people a week right now in Madison County. That’s all the vaccine we’re getting.”
Two issues negatively impacting COVID testing are false readings and the turnaround time it takes for results. False positive results can cause undue concern, whereas false negative readings have the potential to unwittingly add to the continued spread of COVID. The waiting game is especially difficult; it’s the kind of time that most people don’t […]
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