“We are set on a path that looks disastrous”: Alabama hospitals near collapse

Enlarge / Scott Harris, Alabama's state health officer, discusses his state's vaccination data in his office on June 29, 2021, in Montgomery, Alabama. (credit: Getty | ELIJAH NOUVELAGE)

Medical professionals in Alabama are sounding the alarm over the monstrous surge of COVID-19 cases that is overwhelming the state's hospitals-which are quickly running short on staff and space.

"We are set on a path that looks disastrous," Dr. Donald Williamson, president and CEO of the Alabama Hospital Association, said in a state medical association COVID-19 update Thursday.

Currently, Alabama is reporting around 4,000 new cases per day. Medical experts in the Yellowhammer State expect that sometime next week, Alabama will exceed its previous record in average daily cases, which was set in January at around 4,500 new cases per day.

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