North Alabama officials to address coronavirus concerns in Friday news conferences

On Friday, we will hear from officials across North Alabama about their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted: Apr 24, 2020 8:25 AM

Posted By: Ashley Thusius

Officials in multiple parts of North Alabama are holding news conferences on Friday about their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

At 10 a.m., we will hear from officials in Morgan County. Speakers will include Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling, Morgan County Sheriff Ron Puckett and City of Decatur Landfill Director Wanda Tyler.

At noon, officials will speak at Huntsville City Hall. We expect to hear from Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong, Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Agency Director Jeff Birdwell and Dr. Karen Landers with the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Lastly, Limestone County health and government officials are holding a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Representatives with Athens-Limestone Hospital and local schools are expected to speak.

We will livestream these conferences on WAAYTV.com. Stay with us for updates on air and online.

You can find more coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here.

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 244993

Reported Deaths: 3572

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	32314	500
Mobile	19859	361
Madison	13223	148
Tuscaloosa	13049	154
Montgomery	12342	236
Shelby	10315	77
Baldwin	8733	98
Lee	7757	66
Morgan	6626	50
Calhoun	6301	119
Etowah	6276	66
Marshall	6272	55
Houston	5256	38
DeKalb	4855	36
Cullman	4394	42
Limestone	4251	45
St. Clair	4195	55
Lauderdale	4078	54
Elmore	4068	64
Walker	3657	111
Talladega	3514	54
Jackson	3204	23
Colbert	3119	42
Blount	2922	40
Autauga	2735	42
Franklin	2526	33
Coffee	2454	15
Dale	2326	54
Dallas	2262	32
Chilton	2234	38
Russell	2219	3
Covington	2189	34
Escambia	1983	31
Chambers	1768	50
Tallapoosa	1763	91
Pike	1586	14
Clarke	1584	19
Marion	1402	36
Winston	1330	23
Lawrence	1279	36
Pickens	1235	18
Geneva	1221	8
Marengo	1215	24
Bibb	1179	17
Barbour	1173	10
Butler	1165	41
Randolph	1029	21
Cherokee	1022	24
Hale	970	31
Clay	919	24
Fayette	916	16
Washington	912	19
Henry	854	6
Lowndes	799	29
Monroe	789	11
Cleburne	772	14
Macon	737	22
Crenshaw	711	30
Bullock	696	19
Perry	688	6
Conecuh	684	14
Lamar	679	8
Wilcox	635	18
Sumter	581	22
Greene	426	18
Choctaw	422	13
Coosa	344	4
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

Tennessee Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 363466

Reported Deaths: 4541

County	Cases	Deaths
Shelby	47682	658
Davidson	42703	420
Knox	18764	149
Rutherford	17749	161
Hamilton	16701	152
Williamson	11400	80
Sumner	9744	137
Out of TN	7581	52
Wilson	7481	78
Montgomery	6586	83
Sullivan	6439	96
Washington	6000	106
Putnam	5913	82
Maury	5842	67
Blount	5491	60
Madison	5349	110
Bradley	5197	35
Sevier	4848	31
Unassigned	4682	22
Robertson	3774	53
Tipton	3659	38
Hamblen	3455	60
Gibson	3233	65
Dyer	3207	51
Greene	3082	72
Anderson	2946	29
Dickson	2891	33
Coffee	2818	41
Bedford	2756	30
Carter	2724	55
Lawrence	2700	34
Obion	2659	50
Cumberland	2572	36
McMinn	2523	55
Warren	2400	20
Roane	2352	29
Loudon	2280	19
Jefferson	2269	32
Fayette	2253	38
Hardeman	2247	37
Weakley	2169	37
Monroe	2127	44
Franklin	2086	34
Lauderdale	2050	23
Hawkins	1949	34
Wayne	1920	10
Trousdale	1905	12
Henderson	1851	33
Macon	1840	28
Hardin	1781	25
White	1769	18
Carroll	1747	34
Marshall	1744	20
Rhea	1697	31
Haywood	1629	30
Lincoln	1612	15
Cocke	1606	30
Cheatham	1586	17
Overton	1543	35
Campbell	1542	23
Henry	1536	19
Giles	1469	49
Smith	1438	19
Johnson	1416	21
McNairy	1402	33
Fentress	1219	20
Hickman	1182	19
Lake	1176	6
Bledsoe	1174	5
DeKalb	1158	22
Crockett	1155	26
Marion	1098	19
Scott	1072	7
Chester	1025	20
Grainger	1012	17
Decatur	955	13
Unicoi	858	26
Claiborne	836	9
Benton	813	14
Grundy	777	14
Cannon	766	3
Lewis	763	14
Morgan	730	6
Union	719	5
Humphreys	709	8
Jackson	684	10
Polk	665	15
Stewart	594	15
Houston	587	20
Clay	553	18
Sequatchie	528	5
Meigs	489	13
Perry	483	21
Moore	396	3
Pickett	390	13
Van Buren	367	2
Hancock	167	3