Alabama’s recent increase in coronavirus cases — what one official described as a “tidal wave” — could soon overwhelm hospitals in the state.
On Tuesday alone, the state added some 3,376 new or probable cases of COVID-19, per state estimates. Hospitalizations have also been on an upward trend in recent weeks, with 1,785 people in the state hospitalized due to COVID-19, also as of Tuesday.
Alabama’s recent increase in coronavirus cases — what one official described as a “tidal wave” — could soon overwhelm hospitals in the state.