For the first time in more than five months, Alabama hospitals are treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19.

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported 1,083 people were currently being treated for the virus on Tuesday, as the state continues to grapple with a new surge in cases and hospitalizations brought on by the highly contagious Delta variant.

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Last week, ADPH confirmed that the vast majority of Alabama COVID hospitalizations are among unvaccinated people.

“The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports that current data indicates 94% of COVID-19 hospitalizations are in unvaccinated persons,” Dr?