Tag: Coronavirus
‘It is God that kept them safe’
CULLMAN, Ala.- The residents of Woodland Haus in Cullman lined Main Street outside of their facility Friday afternoon to celebrate 365 days of being...
ADPH expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include people 55+, those with...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced Friday that starting March 22, ADPH will extend eligibility...
‘I think we are going in the right direction’
CULLMAN, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended the state’s Safer at Home Order until April 9, with a few changes for...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: March 5
Friday, March 5, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 391,369...
Ivey extends mask mandate until April 9
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended the state’s Safer at Home Order, including the mask mandate, until Friday, April 9...
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth calls on Ivey to lift mask mandate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Safer at Home Order, including the controversial mask mandate, is set to expire this Friday, March 5 at 5 p.m....
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: March 1
Monday, March 1, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 386,933...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 28
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 386,525...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 27
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 386,036...
ADPH asks Alabama residents who have had COVID-19 to complete confidential...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is conducting an online survey designed to learn more about the spread of COVID-19...
South Cullman Wal-Mart begins administering COVID-19 vaccines
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Wal-Mart on Olive Street began administering COVID-19 vaccines Friday. Vaccinations are given by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, go...
CATA teacher Ray Brauer dies after battle with COVID-19
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) Mechatronics teacher Raymond “Ray” Brauer passed away Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24. According to CATA staff, Brauer...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 25
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 384,640...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 24
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 383,882...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 23
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 382,906...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 21
Sunday, Feb. 20, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 381,846...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 19; statewide hospitalizations dip below 1,000
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub (https://bit.ly/3iVJwXK)
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 380,594...
ADPH: B.1.1.7 (U.K.) COVID-19 variant identified in 8 Alabama residents
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reported Thursday that eight variant strain cases of the highly transmissible COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 17
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 378,785 (+416...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 16
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 378,369 (+566...
COVID-19 case update: Feb. 15
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 377,803 (+505...
Ivey signs 3 priority bills into law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed House Bill 170, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville; House Bill 192, sponsored by Rep....
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 11
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 374,746 (+1,145...
Cullman Regional offering $2K sign-on bonus for paramedics
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional announced Wednesday it is offering a $2,000 sign-on bonus for paramedics for the Cullman EMS Ambulance Team.
“EMS Services across...
‘You’ve got to be thankful’
CULLMAN, Ala. – It has been almost a full year since former three-term (1987-2005) Cullman County District Attorney Len Brooks and his wife, June...
Who can get a COVID-19 vaccine in Cullman County? And where?
Updated 2-10-21 2:21 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – Alabama’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, and many readers have asked who is eligible and where vaccines are available...
Walmart announces list of stores where eligible Alabamians can get COVID-19...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program Feb. 12, 2021, according...
As vaccine rollout continues, locals talk 2nd dose
CULLMAN, Ala. – Frontline health care workers and nursing home residents were among the first group (Phase 1a) eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine....
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 8
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 371,771 (+715...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 7
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 371,056 (+846...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 6
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 370,210 (+1,357...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 4
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 367,773 (+1,955...
Alabama Senate passes legislation to protect against COVID-19 lawsuits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Thursday, the first bill passed by the Alabama Senate was SB 30 by Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, legislation to shield...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 3
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 365,818 (+1,420...
Lions cancel 2021 Fish & Ham Dinner
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Lions Club on Tuesday announced the cancellation of its annual Fish & Ham Dinner. The popular event, which began...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 2
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 364,398 (+1,170...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Feb. 1
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 363,228 (+909...
CHS eyes transition back to more traditional, 4-day schedule
CULLMAN, Ala. - After shifting to a hybrid schedule in September 2020 that had students on campus two days per week in staggered groups...
ADPH launches COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Check and Scheduling Portal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has launched an online portal for individuals to check their eligibility for vaccination and...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Jan. 31
Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 COVID-19 update from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Hub
Case details
Total confirmed cases in AL: 362,319 (+2,964...
HomTex receives FDA authorization for single-use surgical masks
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman-based bedding manufacturer turned mask producer HomTex on Jan. 25 received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
Daystar Church to distribute food across region in February
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Daystar Church, with campuses in Good Hope and Hartselle, has been selected as a distribution point for an upcoming Coronavirus...
ADPH expands COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include persons 65+, teachers,...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced Friday starting Feb. 8, ADPH will extend eligibility for...
COVID-19 case, vaccine update: Jan. 28
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 37 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Where is the ammunition?
CULLMAN, Ala. - Across the country, hunters, sport shooters and citizens concerned about home or self-defense are scrambling to purchase ammunition, contending with empty...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 27
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
UK COVID-19 variant identified in Alabama residents
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A new and more highly transmissible COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, has been identified in three Alabama residents, the Alabama Department of Public...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 26
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Ability to connect
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools’ students who may not have access to internet at home now have a little extra help with connectivity...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 25
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 24
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 23; statewide hospitalizations declining
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Vaccination questions answered by UAB medical professionals
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Many people still have questions regarding vaccination against COVID-19 as the vaccine is becoming available to the broader community. Medical professionals...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 22
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 22 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 21
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 22 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Ivey extends mask mandate to March 5; Harris gives vaccine rollout...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended the state’s Safer at Home Order, including the statewide mask mandate, through March 5 at...
UAB: Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID-19...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Use of the diabetes drug metformin — before a diagnosis of COVID-19 — is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality...
ADPH gives COVID-19 vaccine update
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - For the past four weeks, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has been distributing its full federal allotment of 50,000...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 19
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 40 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
ADPH responds to 4 senators’ letter about COVID-19 vaccine distribution concerns
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Four Alabama senators on Tuesday released a letter about the Alabama Department of Public Health’s (ADPH’s) handling of COVID-19 vaccine distribution...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 18
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 17
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 16
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 15
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 23 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
ADPH: COVID-19 vaccine update
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports there have been 417,528 cases and 6,030 deaths due to COVID-19 in Alabama...
Cullman County Schools’ students return to Hybrid Learning Schedule Tuesday
CULLMAN, Ala. - Friday wraps up a remote learning period for Cullman County Schools. As planned, students will return to the Hybrid Learning Schedule...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 13
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 12
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses re-opens; new guidance issued
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, re-opened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 11
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman Regional establishes waiting list for Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
Updated 1-13-21 1:41 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional has established a waiting list for any community members interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 10
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 28 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 9
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Remembering Jerry Willibey
The Tribune is paying tribute to those in our community lost to COVID-19. If you would like to share your family’s story, email Christy@CullmanTribune.com....
Finding a way
CULLMAN, Ala. - With the annual flood of new members joining to kick off New Year’s resolutions, local gyms and fitness centers are finding ways...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 8
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 49 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
ADPH: COVID-19 vaccine available to those 75+, first responders Jan. 18
Updated 1-8-21 4:21 p.m.
The ADPH said late Friday afternoon: “Please do not call your local hospital directly to set up appointments to be scheduled...
Remembering Hermina Johnson
The Tribune is paying tribute to those in our community lost to COVID-19. If you would like to share your family’s story, email Christy@CullmanTribune.com....
ADPH, Medicaid, attorney general warn of COVID-19 testing and vaccine scams
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Department of Public Health and the Alabama Medicaid Agency are receiving reports of citizens being contacted at their homes for...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 5
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 26 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
COVID-19 hospitalizations soaring statewide; Jan. 4 update
CULLMAN, Ala. - Alabama hit a record-high number of COVID-19 hospitalizations Monday, with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reporting 3,064 patients currently...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 3
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 2
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 44 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
A different kind of New Year’s Eve
CULLMAN, Ala. - The New Year’s Eve celebration at Goat Island Brewing was noticeably different this year with many people opting to stay home...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Jan. 1
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 76 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
UAB: Staying well through a COVID-19 winter: experts offer solace
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - We’ve lived through a lot this year. Not only have we dealt with a global health epidemic that has impacted more...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 31
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 61 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
‘We need prayers and we need our community to help slow...
CULLMAN, Ala. - In its weekly COVID-19 update for the community, Cullman Regional reported Wednesday 83 positive patients, with 21 currently on ventilators. The...
Sacred Heart, St. Paul’s able to maintain in-person classes
CULLMAN, Ala. - School schedules have been a bit topsy-turvy this year due to COVID-19, but Sacred Heart School and St. Paul’s Lutheran School...
Cullman Regional at 175% ICU capacity due to COVID-19; Dec. 29...
Updated 12-31-20 12:01 a.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional on Tuesday reported it is currently treating 75 COVID-19 positive patients, with 20 of those...
ADPH launches new COVID-19 vaccine dashboard; Moderna vaccine arrives
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has launched a new COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Dashboard to make it easier for the...
County’s volunteer EMS providers to begin receiving Moderna vaccine today
CULLMAN, Ala. – Licensed emergency medical services (EMS) providers within Cullman County’s volunteer fire departments will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna today....
Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program extended into 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the extension of the Alabama Broadband Connectivity (ABC) for Students program through the spring semester...
Alabama nursing homes beginning COVID-19 vaccinations
CULLMAN, Ala. – Alabama nursing homes were set to begin vaccine clinics Monday as part of the federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 25
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 46 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
‘We could have this thing ended by the spring’
CULLMAN, Ala. – Dr. Scott Warner, a pulmonologist who practices at Chest Medicine of Cullman and who has advised community leaders on the COVID-19...
‘Blessing’: St. Bernard finishes first semester in session
CULLMAN, Ala. - “Blessing” is the first word to come to mind as St. Bernard students finished first semester exams at St. Bernard Prep...
ADPH reports 1 severe allergic reaction following COVID-19 immunization
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has been made aware that a person who received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine...
‘We are there for them and will continue to be there...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Some of the perhaps most unsung heroes in the COVID-19 pandemic are the paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who make...
‘We continue to see families struggling and patients fighting for their...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Regional is still seeing record numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations, with the Christmas holiday almost here and fears that people gathering...
