Alabama says it has testing capacity, virus cases spiking as tests expand (WHNT)
by: Brian Lawson
Posted: Mar 16, 2020 / 07:48 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 16, 2020 / 08:00 PM CDT
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Public health officials warned Alabama residents that as the volume of COVID-19 testing grows, so will the number of positive cases.
It has been a slow process, but the spike has played out in Alabama over the past four days.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and private labs have been doing more testing in the past week and the state reported Monday there are 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alabama.
Huntsville Hospital said on Monday that a total of 33 hospital in-patients were awaiting COVID-19 test results within its health system. The system has locations in Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, Marshall County, and Red Bay.
The hospital also said it is expanding its service related to fever and flu patients.
"We are finalizing plans to open a freestanding Fever & Flu Clinic in the Huntsville medical district to test and treat patients with fever and upper respiratory symptoms. More details will be announced Tuesday," the hospital said Monday.
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