By KIM CHANDLERJuly 26, 2021 GMT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 a number the state has not seen since February as the state sees a surge in virus cases.
There were 947 COVID-19 patients in state hospitals Monday, up from 204 at the beginning of July, according to numbers from the Alabama Hospital Association. The latest number is about a third of where the state was at the peak of the pandemic when there were 3,000 virus patients in state hospitals in January.
Dr. Scott Harris, who serves as Alabama’s state health officer, said he is “extremely concerned” about the rise in cases.
A wildfire: Virus hospitalizations near 1,000 in Alabama
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