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Athens, AL
Athens and other towns across Alabama are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Athens, AL community.
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Alabama COVID-19 Cases
Alabama New Coronavirus Cases:
Alabama Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,659,936
Alabama New Coronavirus Deaths:
Alabama Total Coronavirus Deaths: 21,138
Alabama Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,659,936
Alabama New Coronavirus Deaths:
Alabama Total Coronavirus Deaths: 21,138
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
Coronavirus News for Athens
Coronavirus hospitalizations up 23% in North Alabama - al.com
Hospitalizations for those ill with the novel coronavirus are soaring across north Alabama. Since Friday, hospital cases have risen 23 percent in the Huntsville Hospital Healthcare System across ... More info »
al.com - 11/09/2020 01:47amCOVID frontline in Alabama: ‘A lot of people’s adrenaline is starting to drop’ - al.com
Dr. Matthew Hanserd, 36, is leading his hospital’s COVID-19 response in his hometown of Athens in north Alabama. Since March, he’s treated his friends, co-workers and even his great aunt. More info »
al.com - 11/28/2020 03:00pmAthens, Huntsville centers enrolling volunteers for COVID-19 research study
ATHENS — Brandy Owens had extra motivation for enrolling in a COVID-19 vaccine research study underway at the North Alabama Research Center in Athens. More info »
Decatur Daily - 08/22/2020 12:00pmAttorneys for Alabama sheriff make false coronavirus claim to delay felony trial - WKRG News 5
With Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely set to go on trial on felony charges, his attorneys told a judge in a court document filed Friday he was hospitalized and being tested for COVID-19. More info »
WKRG - 03/09/2020 02:28amIndicted Alabama sheriff seeks trial delay with bogus coronavirus claim - Montgomery Advertiser
ATHENS, Ala. — Lawyers for a longtime Alabama sheriff seeking a delay in his Monday theft trial wrongly claimed the officer was being tested for the illness caused by a new coronavirus. More info »
Montgomery Advertiser - 03/09/2020 03:56amHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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