SUPER-COVID TRAGEDY
Alabama dad-of-two dies of ‘super-Covid’ as mutant spreads to 33 states & CDC warns it’ll be dominant strain in weeks
4 Feb 2021, 6:08
A FATHER of two young girls has tragically died in Alabama from the British COVID-19 strain as the variant rapidly spreads across the US.
Alfonzia Jackson Jr., 35, of Jefferson County, was diagnosed with the highly contagious B.1.1.7variant earlier last week while fighting for his life at the state s UAB.
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8 Lord this day has been hard, Ashley posted around 9pm. I wouldn t wish this on anyone as I said good bye to my amazing husband. Our girls are going to truly miss you, you were an amazing dad and I will keep your memory alive through them and they will always remember you.
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A 35-year-old father of two in Alabama has succumbed to a coronavirus variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom, his wife said.
Alfonzia Jackson Jr. died on Feb. 2, less than a month after he was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham after experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, namely shortness of breath and fever, according to a GoFundMe post in his name.
After he was admitted to the hospital, the 35-year-old’s heart began to fail, leading him to require emergency surgery, his wife, Ashley Jackson, wrote. He later required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as extracorporeal life support, as well as a ventilator. His condition failed to improve and Jackson lost his battle to the virus on Tuesday.
Doctors caution letting guard down as COVID-19 case totals improve (Source: WBRC) By Bria Chatman | February 4, 2021 at 9:49 AM CST - Updated February 4 at 2:41 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - With a statewide mask mandate and now a federal mask mandate, some places are still allowing people inside without a mask. As cases go down, doctors say itâs not the time for us to ease up on protection.
âPlease encourage your family and friends to report these incidents,â says Dr. Ellen Eaton. âIn addition to avoiding going to these specific settings where you are going to potentially be exposed to coronavirus.â
Father in Alabama diagnosed with COVID variant passes away For the first time, we re hearing from the wife of the Jefferson County man diagnosed with the COVID-19 variant from the U.K. (Source: WBRC) By WBRC Staff | February 2, 2021 at 9:40 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 8:06 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The wife of Alfonzia Jackson Jr., the Jefferson County man with the COVID variant, announced Tuesday night that he has passed away.
Ashley Jackson posted the heartbreaking news on her Facebook page around 9 p.m. In her post, she says, “Lord this day has been hard.” She also added a video of her family and their memories.
Jefferson County has moved back into the âOrangeâ COVID-19 advisory category after having spent the last few weeks in the âRedâ advisory. The notification was given on Wednesday at noon by the Indiana Department of Health and means the county is actually seeing less new cases of the coronavirus than in recent weeks.
âWhile this is good news for Jefferson County, we must remain vigilant as we continue through the winter months,â Jefferson County Health Department Administrator Tammy Monroe said in a press release
âOrangeâ advisory means the county is still seeing moderate to high community spread of the virus and is well above the âYellowâ and âBlueâ advisories the county remained in throughout the summer and most of the fall.