MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama closed 2021 with a surge of COVID-19 cases as the extremely contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to sweep the nation. Alabama on Thursday hit a new high for the seven-day average positivity rate the percentage of COVID tests coming back positive at 31.4%.
We’ve heard repeatedly from the country’s vaccine resisters. But what about the people who follow the rules? They’re ignored and forgotten and they are in pain.
Hospitals in the lovingly dubbed "Redneck Riviera" along the northern Gulf Coast are running out of critical care beds for coronavirus patients following a summer of partying, tourism and basically just trying to get back to normal.
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