COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are back on the radars of hospitals in our area. While officials say cases are not as severe, the numbers in some places in our area aren’t exactly normal.

COVID numbers are rising again as we head out of the summer month. Some local medical professionals are saying with relaxed COVID restrictions and the start of school, we are seeing an uptick in numbers.

As teachers and students head back to the classroom, could we return to wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID-19? Germs can spread easily at school with children in close contact with each other.

U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.

There’s no way of telling how many cases will be confirmed in Alabama, but the state began taking precautions on Friday, March 13, 2020.

From masks to hand sanitizer and quarantines, it seems as if those three are a thing of the past. Now it has been federally declared that the public emergency for COVID-19 will expire Thursday. But what will that mean for you and your health moving forward?