The state is now experiencing a near record-breaking surge in virus-related deaths.
surge may be starting to abate. However, the reprieve comes at a high cost -- with the state now experiencing a near record-breaking surge in virus-related deaths.
Although numbers are now coming down, said Kennedy, this surge is different from the last one, because"patients are so sick," and are thus requiring longer stays.Kathy Hall takes information as Southeast Alabama Area Health Education Center does free rural drive through COVID-19 testing at Good Hope Baptist Church near Eclectic, Ala., Nov. 2, 2020.
"These patients are as sick if not sicker than elderly patients, they're staying in the hospital longer and they're dying at an alarming rate," Kennedy said."It's unlike anything that I've seen."The new surge comes as recent data revealed that for the first time in Alabama's history, there were more deaths than births in 2020.
Scott Harris, Alabama's State Health Officer, discusses his state's vaccination data in his office, June 29, 2021, in Montgomery, Ala. "At this point, we're just kind of bracing ourselves, as we see the resumption of college football and people out in large numbers, and wondering how that is going to fare, as far as inpatient volumes both for COVID and for flu," Kennedy said.
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