The number of Alabamians receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine dose each day has been on the rise in the past month due to the spread of the Delta variant. Blue bars show the number of first-dose vaccinations per day while the red line represents a seven-day moving average.Â
Stewartville Chevron deli manager Julie Ann Jackson is back at work after getting her first COVID-19 vaccine dose last week.
The number of Alabamians deciding to get vaccinated each day has nearly quadrupled in the past three weeks as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations reaches its second-highest point since the pandemic began.
An average of 9,699 Alabamians received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose on any given day last week, a 280% increase in the space of three weeks according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Total vaccine doses administered, including second Pfizer and Moderna doses, are topping 13,000 per day statewide.
The number of Alabamians receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine dose each day has been on the rise in the past month due to the spread of the Delta variant. Blue bars show the number of first-dose vaccinations per day while the red line represents a seven-day moving average.Â
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers,
Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale,
Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry,
Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter,
Talladega, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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