Letters written during Mobile’s 1878 yellow fever epidemic, held by the History Museum of Mobile, reveal striking parallels to the community’s experience of the 2020 pandemic.
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Mobile County Reports Second COVID-19 Death, a 74-Year-Old Man With Underlying Conditions
The Mobile County Health Department confirmed the county’s second COVID-19 fatality on April 1, 2020 — a 74-year-old man with underlying health conditions who had been hospitalized with virus symptoms.
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How Mobile-Area Families and Businesses Reinvented Daily Life During the Early Days of COVID-19
As COVID-19 forced schools to close and daily life to slow down, Mobile-area families found new routines for exercise, learning and connection, while local businesses like Calagaz Printing and Perdido Vineyards retooled production to help meet the demand for protective equipment and hand sanitizer.
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Mobile County’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Climb to 18 as Statewide Testing Passes 4,000
Mobile County’s known COVID-19 case count rose to 18 in late March 2020, as the Alabama Department of Public Health reported more than 4,000 tests conducted statewide and the state’s first pandemic-related death.
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Alabama Schools to Stay Closed Rest of Year, Mobile County Prepares At-Home Learning Plan
Gov. Kay Ivey announced Alabama’s public schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year, with at-home learning to begin statewide April 6 as Mobile County Schools Superintendent Chresal Threadgill and other local leaders prepare their districts for the transition.
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Mobile County COVID-19 Case Count Rises to 18 as Statewide Testing Expands
Mobile County’s confirmed coronavirus cases climbed to 18 as Alabama health officials reported 4,082 statewide tests and one confirmed death, with local leaders urging continued social distancing.
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Mobile City Council Approves Richardson’s COVID-19 Distancing Rule for City Property
Mobile City Council passed a Fred Richardson-sponsored resolution 5-2 requiring six feet of distance between people on city property, empowering the mayor to close public property if the rule can’t be enforced amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Mobile County Confirms First COVID-19 Case: A Child Isolated at Home
Mobile County confirmed its first COVID-19 case on March 19, 2020 — a child isolating at home under a pediatrician’s care — as ADPH reported 68 cases statewide and issued new health orders covering the county.
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Mobile County Issues Mandatory Health Order Suspending Dine-In Service, Restricting Gatherings to Slow COVID-19
Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Bernard H. Eichold II issued a mandatory order on March 18, 2020, halting dine-in restaurant service for a week and restricting nursing home visits and senior center gatherings to slow COVID-19, even though the county had zero confirmed cases at the time.