Emergency room
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An ambulance rounds the corner outside the Russell Medical Center emergency department.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are currently at their highest in 12 months with the state just 138 patients shy of breaking its record.

As of Tuesday, 2,946 Alabamians were in the hospital for COVID-19, according to Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) data. A recent correction to ADPH's data dashboard, lowering the peak of hospitalizations during the delta-variant surge from 3,203 in September to 2,902 on Aug. 30, means the omicron wave has now surpassed the delta wave not just in terms of cases, but people in the hospital.

COVID-19 hospitalizations
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A screenshot of the Alabama Department of Public Health COVID-19 data dashboard depicts daily hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients statewide since the onset of the pandemic.