Decline in COVID hospitalizations has grim underlining
Hospitalizations down
By Brittany Dionne | February 2, 2021 at 10:47 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 10:03 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Hospitalizations were drastically down across Alabama by the end of January as the state moved past the holiday surge, but the good news had grim underlining.
Head of the Alabama hospital association, Dr. Don Williamson said the decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations was due to several factors: some good, others bad.
“Number one, it’s a combination of fewer people being admitted,” Williamson explained.
New cases were down dramatically from mid-January which meant less demand for hospital beds.