Organizers have canceled the 2020 National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, citing the impossibility of meeting COVID-19 safety guidelines at the free, ungated event.
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Mobile County Relocates 21 Polling Places Ahead of Elections to Aid COVID-19 Social Distancing
The Mobile County Commission approved relocating 21 polling places for upcoming elections, citing the need for larger spaces to allow social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Satsuma First Responder Tests Positive for COVID-19 Antibodies, Negative on Follow-Up Swab
A member of Satsuma’s roughly 30-person first responder team tested positive for coronavirus antibodies but negative on a subsequent COVID-19 nasal swab test, Mayor Tom Williams said.
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Mobile Approves $84,350 Purchase of 6,000 COVID-19 Antibody Test Kits
The Mobile City Council approved an $84,350 purchase of 6,000 COVID-19 antibody screening kits, sparking questions from council members about FDA approval and how the tests would be used.
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Mobile City Council Approves Bid for $500,000 in Federal Coronavirus Emergency Funding
The Mobile City Council voted unanimously to let Mayor Sandy Stimpson apply for a $500,000 federal grant to help cover COVID-19 response costs, with no local match required.
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Mobile County Confirms Third COVID-19 Death, a 56-Year-Old Man
The Mobile County Health Department reported the county’s third COVID-19 fatality on April 2, 2020, just a day after announcing the second death, as the outbreak’s toll continued to grow locally.
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33 Mobile First Responders Now Test Positive for COVID-19 Antibodies, One Active Case Confirmed
Nine Mobile police officers and seven firefighters tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, prompting paid leave and expanded testing as city officials clarified rules for grocery and retail stores.
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Letters From Mobile’s 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic Echo Through 2020’s Pandemic
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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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.