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As of Tuesday morning, the Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed 13 people have died from the coronavirus.

According to the data map from ADPH, there are over 950 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state.

Over 6,500 people have been tested and 13 people have been confirmed to have died from COVID-19.

ADPH says there have been 18 deaths reported but not all have been confirmed to have been related to the virus.

A breakdown of the deaths by county according to ADPH:

The number of COVID-19 cases across Alabama has jumped to almost 400.

According to The Alabama Department of Public Health there are 386 cases in 39 counties as of Wednesday at 4:30pm. However, there was a jump of 103 new cases as it was 283 confirmed cases as of 10:30 am Wednesday.

ADPH has also confirmed Alabama’s first death from the coronavirus.

A breakdown of cases in our area has…
Autauga County – 4 cases

Butler County – 1 case

Dallas County – 2 cases

Elmore County – 9 cases

Lee County – 40 cases

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is warning its customers about national Coronavirus scams. 

Scam Warning Signs: 

Multiple school systems around Alabama are setting up times for drive-through lunch pickups. The programs are designed to support children who depend on schools for breakfast or lunch, even as schools are closed due to coronavirus.

Montgomery Public Schools - The following locations will provide the meals:

The sister of a man recently executed in Alabama, whose case drew national scrutiny because he was not the gunman, has confronted the state's governor.  

WSFA reported that the sister of executed inmate Nathaniel Woods approached Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey as she spoke at a news conference Thursday.

Woods received a lethal injection last week for his capital murder conviction in the 2004 slayings of three Birmingham police officers.

Authorities acknowledged Nathaniel Woods was not the triggerman in the slayings, but prosecutors maintained he was a culpable accomplice.

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