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 […]
As the initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being delivered around the country, the song remains the same regarding – wear face masks, sanitize hands and practice social distancing. “It’s a record that just keeps spinning,’’ Madison Mayor Paul Finley said at the weekly coronavirus update. And with the holiday season here and virus […]
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials have sounded the alarm that there would be a second or even third wave. They were right. While cases are surging nationwide, including Alabama, there is hope two vaccines will be available as soon as mid-December. But there won’t be a magic bullet. The general public […]
While Madison County and the nation are seeing a surge in positive coronavirus cases, the news wasn’t all negative at the weekly COVID-19 briefing at the Huntsville City Council chambers. The Alabama Department of Public Health announced earlier it received the antibody drug Bamlanivimad to treat virus patients. The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency […]
As fall nears the midseason point and with flu season fast approaching the novel coronavirus cases statewide and nationally continue to rise. According to the COVID Tracking Project, the number of confirmed positive tests for the virus reached a single-day record 103,000 across the country by Wednesday night with a death total of 1,116. Also […]
Madison County officials announced last Wednesday a two-week trendline for the coronavirus had remained flat for the past month with around 40 new positive tests per week. The announcement was made at the latest COVID-19 news briefing. Two days later, the coronavirus splashed back into local headlines with Madison City Schools Superintendent Ed Nichols announcing […]
The city’s largest medical construction project in 40 years has achieved a major milestone. The new Orthopedic & Spine Tower is now connected to Huntsville Hospital thanks to a 50-ton pedestrian bridge over Gallatin Street. Aided by two large cranes, crews from Robins & Morton safely and delicately guided the bridge’s 80-foot-long steel frame into […]
Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers reported a spike in Madison County and the region.
Spike in cases said likely in two weeks when any protestors contract the virus.
COVID-19 update: 285 confirmed cases in Madison County
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