An Alabama state health official on Friday revealed that nearly all of the COVID-19 deaths in the state were among people who were not vaccinated against the virus.
State Health Officer Scott Harris told The Associated Press that just 26 of Alabama’s 11,600 COVID-19 deaths were people who were fully vaccinated, and almost 2,000 COVID-19 patients currently being treated in state hospitals are unvaccinated.
“I think it’s correct to say that we wouldn’t see these kinds of numbers if we had more people vaccinated,” Harris said. “Again, the case numbers are being driven by people that aren’t vaccinated, which is unfortunate.”
Alabama has reportedly seen a drop off in the number of residents who are opting to get vaccinated. Harris noted Friday that the state has seen a surge in hospitalizations and severe illness as a result.
Health officials in the state have returned to advising people to resume wearing masks and get vaccinated if they have not yet done so in an effort to mitigate the spread.
Nearly 1,923 people were reportedly hospitalized in Alabama as of Friday. The state has not seen such high rates since late January, according to the AP.
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“I think it’s correct to say that we wouldn’t see these kinds of numbers if we had more people vaccinated,” an Alabama health official said. https://t.co/S1WFxSp45W
— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2021
WATCH: Alabama crowd cheers state's low vaccination rate during Marjorie Taylor Greene event https://t.co/NtJKYt9gah pic.twitter.com/au8Alb1HRu
— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2021
A viewer of mine secretly recorded this video of @mtgreenee hinting at using guns to shoot door-to-door vaccinators at an event in Alabama recently pic.twitter.com/cjmUJ8UWI9
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