It isn’t news that anyone wants to hear, but Covid- 19 cases are on a slow rise in Alabama. A couple of weeks ago, the state added more than 1,000 cases in a single day. Cases had been on a downturn since early March after extreme highs in January. Positivity rates are up — the percentage of tests that come back positive — increasing to 15% last week for the first time since February. The total number of new cases statewide last week was 4,255, making the community transmission rate Substantial for Covid. Hospitalizations are also up, to 199 last...

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