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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere Were More Deaths Than Births In Alabama Last Year, A Grim First For The State
This governor is killing off his state
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In 2020, for the first time in recorded history, more people died in Alabama than were born in the state.
"Our state literally shrunk," Dr. Scott Harris, the state's top health official, said at a press briefing last week.
The state saw some 64,714 total deaths last year, Harris said, compared with about 57,641 births. Those numbers are preliminary, and officials will confirm them toward the end of this year.
Alabama hasn't hit such a milestone in more than 100 years, not even during World War II, Harris noted.
The highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus, which is spreading in Alabama as well as much of the country, is what's behind those numbers.
It's putting a strain on critical health care systems in Alabama, as the state currently doesn't have enough ICU beds for those who need them.
"Our state literally shrunk," Dr. Scott Harris, the state's top health official, said at a press briefing last week.
The state saw some 64,714 total deaths last year, Harris said, compared with about 57,641 births. Those numbers are preliminary, and officials will confirm them toward the end of this year.
Alabama hasn't hit such a milestone in more than 100 years, not even during World War II, Harris noted.
The highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus, which is spreading in Alabama as well as much of the country, is what's behind those numbers.
It's putting a strain on critical health care systems in Alabama, as the state currently doesn't have enough ICU beds for those who need them.
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There Were More Deaths Than Births In Alabama Last Year, A Grim First For The State (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2021
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'Our state literally shrunk': Alabama makes history as deaths outnumber births in 2020
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2021
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DFW
(54,272 posts)1. The Pro-Death party has run that state for decades now
Its only fitting that statistics should reflect that sooner or lster.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,908 posts)2. 'Our state literally shrunk': Alabama makes history as deaths outnumber births in 2020
brewens
(13,537 posts)3. Must be terrifying to see all you cousins dying off, your chance to pass along your jeans
slipping away.
Irish_Dem
(46,472 posts)4. Alabama Covid deaths last year are double the total number of soliders lost during the Civil War.
Alabama lost about 35,000 soldiers during the Civil War.
Last year Alabama lost 64,714 total deaths to Covid.
Alabama is at war with itself. And losing.