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
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
ON SATURDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 21 percent.
* IMPACTS...The combination of a dry air mass and windy
conditions will result in critical fire weather conditions.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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