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Alabama
Montgomery: Residents at Alabama’s four state veterans homes were set to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Tuesday. The arrival of the vaccine is a bright spot amid a record-setting surge in COVID-19 cases. Alabama ranked sixth in the United States for the most new cases per capita in the past 14 days. Alabama’s vaccine plan has prioritized front-line medical workers and residents and employees of long-term care facilities for the first allotments of the vaccine. Health care workers began receiving vaccinations last week. State Health Officer Scott Harris said last week that vaccinations were to be begin at long-term care facilities this week under a partnership with pharmacies. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said in a news release that the first immunizations of the Pfizer vaccine will be administer
The Tennessee Department of Health announced 11,352 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
To date, there have been 454,305 cases of the coronavirus reported in the state, of which 57,952 cases are active.
So far 4.95 million tests have been given, with 83,031 reported over the past 24 hours.
Tennessee confirmed 62 new deaths over the last 24 hours. In all, 5,462 people have died as a result of the virus.
There are currently 2,680 hospitalizations connected to the coronavirus in Tennessee. The state reported 390,891 people have recovered so far.
Nashville reports 689 new cases, 5 new deaths
The Nashville Metro Public Health Department reported 689 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in the last 24 hours on Sunday.