News Featured COVID tests recalled for false positives and false negatives By Larry Robinson Staff Writer May 17, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of 34,240 COVID-19 rapid test kits across Alabama and Georgia after the test k…
News Featured As COVID cases slow, health officials urge use of free tests By William Marlow Multimedia Reporter Mar 16, 2022 American households can now order an additional set of four rapid COVID-19 antigen tests beginning this week as part of the Biden administrati…
+2 News Featured A reason for celebration: Russell Medical releases recovered COVID-19 patient Cliff Williams / The Outlook Cliff Williams Jan 7, 2022 The staff at Russell Medical quietly celebrated as another recovered COVID-19 patient went home.
News One in four Elmore County COVID-19 tests came back positive this week Siri Hedreen Dec 28, 2021 The omicron variant, a shorter incubation period and families gathering for the holidays have combined to create a perfect storm of new COVID-…
News Featured One in four Elmore County COVID-19 tests came back positive this week Siri Hedreen Dec 28, 2021 The omicron variant, a shorter incubation period and families gathering for the holidays have combined to create a perfect storm of new COVID-…
News Featured County's COVID positivity rate jumps from 7 to 18 percent over holidays Siri Hedreen Updated Aug 1, 2025 The omicron variant, a shorter incubation period and families gathering for the holidays have combined to create a perfect storm of new COVID-…
News Featured Elmore Community Hospital opens COVID testing site By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief Updated Aug 8, 2025 More than 200 area residents visited Elmore Community Hospital’s COVID-19 drive-thru testing clinic on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
News Featured ADPH data dump increases Tallapoosa County COVID cases by 17% in single day Siri Hedreen Updated Aug 1, 2025 Tallapoosa County COVID-19 cases rose by 457 Friday, more than seven times its previous single-day record, due to a "backlog of test results,"…
News Featured Elmore Community Hospital to open COVID clinic indefinitely By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief Jan 8, 2021 In an effort provide some relief for area clinics overwhelmed with COVID-19 testing, Elmore Community Hospital is opening a COVID clinic on Tuesday.
News Thumbs Up: Bill Nichols resident is first non healthcare recipient of vaccine, area nursing homes to start receiving the vaccine soon Cliff Williams / The Outlook Cliff Williams Dec 29, 2020 It didn’t take long for Marine Corps veteran Otis Shealey to give his seal of approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Bill Nichols Stat…